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Sunnyvale is a big small town of 8,336 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $565k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,336people
$565kTypical home
$1,422/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,336
- Part of a metro area
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Dallas, TX
- 12 mi to Dallas, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $565k (≈$3,565/mo)
- Median rent $1,422/mo
- Median household income $170k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,029 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DAL airport
- 17 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 486 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,730 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 234 bars within 25 mi
- 945 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: D+22 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk