Archaeological remains of settlements dating from the time of the Pannonian Avars, and the early Kingdom of Hungary have been found in Szatymaz and its surroundings.

[2] During the first half of the 18th century, inhabitants of Szeged bought land, and built small buildings around the postal stop to be used for agriculture and animal husbandry.

Following the completion of the Szeged-Budapest railway in 1854, the vineyards of Szatymaz became a popular vacation spot for Szeged's middle class, some of whom even built villas there, which are no longer standing.

In the August of 1919, following the Hungarian Soviet Republic's 131-day reign of terror which left over 500 dead, 10 Jewish communists were publicly hanged in Szatymaz under the command of Pál Prónay, and one was shot by general Bibó Dénes.

According to the 2011 census, Szatymaz is 98.6% Hungarian, 0.2% Gypsy, 0.5% German, 0.2% Romanian, and 0.5% Serb, and is 48.4% Roman Catholic, 2.5% Calvinist, 0.5% Evangelical, 0,2% Greek Orthodox, 20.7% non-denominational Christian, and 25.8% of the population chose not to answer.