Sunnyvale vs Santa Clara
Sunnyvale, CA compared with Santa Clara, CA · 4 miles apart
Sunnyvale has 156,577 residents to Santa Clara’s 133,446. Sunnyvale comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Santa Clara does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Sunnyvale, CA | Santa Clara, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 156,577 | 133,446 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,098 | 7,301 |
| Median household income | $186,170 | $178,958 |
| Median home value | $1,801,800 | $1,582,600 |
| Median rent | $3,039 | $3,016 |
| Homeownership | 43.8% | 40.8% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 22.6 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 34.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 69.3% | 65.9% |
| Poverty rate | 5.8% | 8.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 9.7× | 8.8× |
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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