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San Diego vs Sunnyvale

San Diego, CA compared with Sunnyvale, CA · 419 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Sunnyvale’s 156,577. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. Sunnyvale does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

San Diego, CA Sunnyvale, CA
Population 1,406,106 156,577
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 7,098
Median household income $108,077 $186,170
Median home value $906,700 $1,801,800
Median rent $2,313 $3,039
Homeownership 47.3% 43.8%
Average commute 23.5 min 23 min
Median age 36.2 35.2
Bachelor's degree + 51% 69.3%
Poverty rate 11% 5.8%
Unemployment 6% 4.5%
Price to income 8.4× 9.7×
Clear days a year 57
Days above 90°F 12

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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