Sunnyvale vs Palo Alto
Sunnyvale, CA compared with Palo Alto, CA · 6 miles apart
Sunnyvale has 156,577 residents to Palo Alto’s 67,609. Sunnyvale comes out ahead on median rent, poverty rate, clear days a year. Palo Alto does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Sunnyvale, CA | Palo Alto, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 156,577 | 67,609 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,098 | 2,811 |
| Median household income | $186,170 | $231,101 |
| Median home value | $1,801,800 | $2,000,001 |
| Median rent | $3,039 | $3,484 |
| Homeownership | 43.8% | 54.6% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 21.4 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 43.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 69.3% | 82.3% |
| Poverty rate | 5.8% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 9.7× | 8.7× |
| Clear days a year | 81 | 69 |
| Days above 90°F | 21 | 9 |
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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