These are nice homes. But again, why spend $1 million for a home in Santee if I can buy a home in a nicer neighborhood in Scripps Ranch for the same amount and have better schools? Nobody has answered this question so far.[/quote]
I did address that question but people keep seeing things through their own eyes only.
There are people who make money enough to pay for these houses in and around Santee.
Not everyone is controlled by the “better schools” question for several possible good reasons. They may not have school age kids, They may home-school. They may think that good parenting can overcome a small deficiency in the school system and possibly have more time to do that parenting because the real estate is cheaper where everyone isn’t paying 400k extra to say they have the shortest commute and best public schools. Lakeside,conveniently located near Santee, has a full immersion Spanish program that I have heard is very good.