Santee
San Jose, CA
Santee - San Jose, CA Area Guide
Cosmopolitan community just minutes from downtown.
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
Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Santee - San Jose, CA is for everyday living.
Fairly Walkable
Walkability
Limited Public Transit
Transit
Exceptionally Drivable
Drivability
Fairly Bikeable
Bikeability
Daily Essentials
Santee - San Jose, CA offers all daily essentials, but they’re limited to a few main areas.
Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk
Groceries
Good Restaurant Variety Nearby
Restaurants
Fair Café Variety Nearby
Cafes
Good Variety of Shops Nearby
Shopping
Recreation
Santee - San Jose, CA provides green space and wellness resources in certain areas.
Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby
Parks
Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby
Wellness
Local Vibe
Get a sense of what it’s like to live in Santee - San Jose, CA from everyday activity to noise and nightlife.
Mostly Calm Atmosphere
Vibrancy
Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby
Nightlife
Moderately Noisy
Quiet Score
Points of Interest
Shopping Centers
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
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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.