Commercial Real Estate Market in Santee, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
37 active listings and 785 off-market properties in Santee, CA. Commercial property asks $443/SF to buy and $44.51/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Santee, CA spans 18.8 square miles in San Diego County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Santee, CA runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Santee, CA runs 5.8% across the West region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Santee, CA runs 7.9% across the West region in 2025, up from 3.7% in 2019. Nearly 3.2x the 2022 low of 2.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Santee, CA asks $702/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 8.6% across the West region in 2025, up from 7% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 41%
- Planned_development 26.8%
- Open space 12.3%
- Commercial 9.2%
- Industrial 5%
- Mixed use 4.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Low Medium Density Residential 2 To 5 Dwelling Units Per Gross Acre
Planned Development
Parks And Open Space
Low Density Residential 1 To 2 Dwelling Units Per Gross Acre
Medium Density Residential 7 To 14 Dwelling Units Per Gross Acre
Low Medium Density Residential 2 To 5 Dwelling Units Per Gross Acre (R2)
This district is intended for residential development characterized by single family homes in standard subdivision form. It is normally expected that the usable pad area within this designation will be a minimum of 6000 square feet
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Santee, CA has 60,163 residents in 21,732 households. Density runs 3,192 people per square mile. Median household income here is $105,603 and median gross rent $2,202 a month.
60,163
Population
21,732
Households
2.8
Avg Household Size
39
Median Age
33%
College-Educated
93%
High-School Grad
18.8 sq mi
ZIP Area
3,192
Density / Sq Mi
$105,603
Median Household Income
$57,045
Median Earnings
$2,202
Median Rent
$654,800
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
Commercial property in Santee, CA asks $443/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Santee?
Commercial property in Santee, CA asks an average of $443 per square foot. The 4 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $407/SF, so asking sits 9% above the achieved median. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $702/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Santee?
Asking lease rates in Santee, CA average $44.51 per square foot per year.
Where does Realmo's Santee market data come from?
Realmo compiles Santee, CA figures from 5 recent recorded sales, 23 active sale listings, 14 active lease listings, 785 tracked off-market properties, the current Santee zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 23 active for-sale and 14 active for-lease listings in Santee, CA. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 10,744 zoned acres across 22 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 30 September 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at West region level, retail vacancy is reported at West region level and industrial vacancy is reported at West region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 30 September 2026 · report a data issue
