Population
Santa Rosa
177,216
Santee
59,485
Median Income
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Santee
$105,613
Home Value
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Santee
$653,400
Rent
Santa Rosa
$2,084
Santee
$2,197
Crime Rate
Santa Rosa
3.43
Santee
2.54
Cost of Living
Santa Rosa
184.9
Santee
185.3
Avg Temp
Santa Rosa
N/A
Santee
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Santee
5.0%
How Similar Are Santa Rosa & Santee?
Santee is Santa Rosa's #22 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Rosa
177,216
Santee
59,485
Santa Rosa (177,216) is about 3.0x larger than Santee (59,485).
Violent Crime
Santa Rosa
3.43
Santee
2.54
Santa Rosa has a 26% higher violent crime than Santee.
Property Crime
Santa Rosa
13.20
Santee
5.71
Santa Rosa's property crime is significantly higher than Santee's — 57% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Rosa
25.2%
Santee
40.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santee has a stronger Democratic lean (37% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Santee
5.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Santee
$105,613
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Santee
$653,400
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Santa Rosa
24.8%
Santee
23.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Santa Rosa
56.2%
Santee
70.2%
Santee has a 20% higher demographics than Santa Rosa.
Cost of Living
Santa Rosa
184.9
Santee
185.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Rosa and Santee share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santee
Santee leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Rosa leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSantee scores 128.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 148.9 in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,155 vs $2,459 in Santee (12% lower). Santa Rosa has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,827 vs $3,001 in Santee (6% lower).
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Housing Market — Santee leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSantee has a owner-occupied of 72.0% compared to 56.2% in Santa Rosa. Santee has a vacancy rate of 3.1% compared to 3.8% in Santa Rosa. Santee has a median property tax of $4,450 vs $4,938 in Santa Rosa (11% lower).
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa: 96,708 vs Santee: 30,131 for labor force. Santee has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 10.5% in Santa Rosa. Santee has a poverty rate of 8.5% compared to 9.5% in Santa Rosa.
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Crime & Safety — Santee leads
Source: FBI UCRSantee has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.76 compared to 2.31 in Santa Rosa. Santee has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 3.74 compared to 9.19 in Santa Rosa. Santee has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 5.71 compared to 13.20 in Santa Rosa.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Rosa has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.8% compared to 23.2% in Santee. Santee has a high school diploma or higher of 38.9% compared to 38.5% in Santa Rosa.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a population of 177,216, about 3x the size of Santee (59,485). Santee skews younger with a median age of 39.5 vs 40.5.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Santa Rosa
Santee
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Rosa: 5 vs Santee: 4 for with emergency services. Santee: 3.8 vs Santa Rosa: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Santee leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.1% in Santee. Santee has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 10.5% in Santa Rosa. Santee has a public transit of 1.2% compared to 1.1% in Santa Rosa.
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