Been living in Santee for about a year now and really like it. We looked at houses in MM and RB in late 2008 but found them to be expensive ($550K+) and kind of old. For about $100K less, we were able to buy a brand new single family house (2,100sqft) in Santee, 1.1% tax, no MR and only $108 HOA.
Both my wife and I work in the Serra Mesa area, so Santee is very convenient. MM would’ve been a bit closer but MM Blvd is much more congested than Mission Gorge Rd. RB is further.
Santee is not the best community in SD (to me that’d be Coronado) but for my affordability, distant to work and the fact that it’s a brand new house, I’m very happy to live here.
