MARKETING YOUR PROPERTY This column highlights areas around town to assist you in marketing your properties and attract residents.
EL CAJON El Cajon is located 17 miles east of San Diego along the 8 freeway. Its name is derived from the Spanish language and means “the box.” In its earlier years, the small area probably resembled a box, but it has now become much bigger dimensionally. For a short period, the El portion of the name was dropped, and the city was known as Cajon, but in 1905 it returned to formally being called El Cajon and has been since.1 The city was officially incorporated in 1912.2 It has remained small. The official city is only 14 square miles, but unofficially, it reaches the edge of Santee and Lakeside to the North, Alpine and Spring Valley to the East and South, and La Mesa and San Diego to the West. Over 36,000 households live within the area.3
Carla Azevedo-Taber, Progress Management
Being long the 8 freeway, with easy access to the 52, 54, 67, and 125 expressways, makes it easy to travel to work and school throughout San Diego County. The city has all the major and minor resources that a small
metropolitan area requires to thrive and function. There is an abundance of shopping, several Wal-Marts, including a 2 story supercenter in the mall, two Targets, and many grocery stores, both national and local
© Sam Antonio | Dreamstime.com
Neighborhood Spotlight
One of the major advantages of El Cajon is its location relative to the arterial highway systems. February 2021 socalrha.org | 35
