Sunnyvale vs Mountain View
Sunnyvale, CA compared with Mountain View, CA · 3 miles apart
Sunnyvale has 156,577 residents to Mountain View’s 85,438. Sunnyvale comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Mountain View does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, unemployment.
| Sunnyvale, CA | Mountain View, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 156,577 | 85,438 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,098 | 7,145 |
| Median household income | $186,170 | $189,917 |
| Median home value | $1,801,800 | $1,927,000 |
| Median rent | $3,039 | $3,062 |
| Homeownership | 43.8% | 38.6% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 23.3 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 35.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 69.3% | 75% |
| Poverty rate | 5.8% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 3.7% |
| Price to income | 9.7× | 10.1× |
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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