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Sunnyvale is a mid-size city of 154,236 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 13 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $3k a month.
154,236people
$1.8MTypical home
$3,039/moRent
78° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 154,236
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,992 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to San Jose, CA
- 13 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $3,039/mo
- Median household income $186k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,846 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SJC airport
- 6 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 52 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,786 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 1,141 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 91 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Santa Clara County: D+40 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk