Santee

San Jose, CA

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Santee - San Jose, CA Area Guide

Cosmopolitan community just minutes from downtown.

Schools Sports Parks Family-Friendly

Residents of Santee enjoy easy access to several great public green spaces, particularly Kelley Park, Emma Prusch Farm Park, and William Street Park. Parents have a wide selection of public and private schools to pick from, often close enough for students to walk to class. The area is full of international restaurants and grocers, particularly around the Vietnam Town shopping center just off the northwest corner of the neighborhood. It’s an excellent location for anyone who likes to watch or play sports, whether you want to Ice skate or watch the Sharks practice at Solar4America Ice, play disc golf at Kelley Park, or catch a minor league baseball game at San Jose Municipal Stadium.

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

20 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

40 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Emma Prusch Farm Park
  • Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
  • Japanese Friendship Garden Regional Park
  • The Tech Museum of Innovation
  • Lake Cunningham Park

Airports

  • Norman Y Mineta San Jose International
  • Metro Oakland International

Property Management Companies

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.