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Living in Sunnyvale

The population of Sunnyvale, in the United States, was 8,336 in July 2026. There were 90 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. The city had 5 schools in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 91.5%, and the vacancy rate was 7.84%.

Last checked 2026-09-1935 sources

Population9,008people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,407EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,250EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate7%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,277offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 20% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean10.13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Sunnyvale?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Sunnyvale.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,422 per month, while the median home value was US$565,300 in July 2026. 79.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sunnyvale recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,422/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent79.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)7.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,782 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes68 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Sunnyvale a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–58%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Student48%strong on education, weak on work · range 38–58%
Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–68%
Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

18.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,691 of 9,008 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$170,348 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Sunnyvale is 7.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income170,348 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband80.76 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription98.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet0.51 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet7.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary4,407 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,801 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov23Official
Unemployment rate7 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Sunnyvale?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,801 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,108of €2,972 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,972
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,782
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,108
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sunnyvale Salary needed to live in Sunnyvale

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sunnyvale. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sunnyvale. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher96.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools5 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official
School enrolment, share of residents28.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio10 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents90 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,082 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sunnyvale when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSunnyvale highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sunnyvale highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
Sunnyvale2,154
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,277 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Recorded violent crimes19 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time32.92 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Destinations from nearest airport24 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Nearest airportDAL3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport27 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sunnyvale. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
Open the full United States section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sunnyvale.

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Sunnyvale is 10.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean10.13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 27.73 · Feb 28.72 · Mar 30 · Apr 36.07 · May 38.31 · Jun 41.33 · Jul 44.67 · Aug 44.59 · Sep 42.71 · Oct 37.11 · Nov 32.02 · Dec 27.82 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -11.92 · Feb -9.88 · Mar -9.17 · Apr -1.21 · May 3.47 · Jun 13.82 · Jul 17.25 · Aug 15.36 · Sep 9.73 · Oct -1.86 · Nov -6.59 · Dec -10.81 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.4 · Feb 8.59 · Mar 13.52 · Apr 18.01 · May 22.51 · Jun 27.1 · Jul 29.3 · Aug 29.68 · Sep 25.66 · Oct 19.21 · Nov 12.92 · Dec 7.7 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 63.5 · Feb 66.8 · Mar 94.74 · Apr 71.12 · May 122.7 · Jun 79.76 · Jul 52.32 · Aug 42.16 · Sep 76.45 · Oct 114.8 · Nov 79.5 · Dec 88.14 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading45.2 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites5 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation577.4 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature30.38 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature20.4 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature10.77 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,691 is not 4.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share4.1 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents1,691 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density210.4 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population9,008 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official
Population covered by crime statistics9,109 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value565,300 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes91.49 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate65.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad20.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents16.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents4.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage57.8 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage76.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance7.5 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher57.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available92.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over3,765 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home13.57 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans93.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Sunnyvale

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Flower Mound as a Sunnyvale alternative in the same region

54 km away, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 79,540 Flower Mound vs 9,008 Sunnyvale+783%
  • Unemployment: 3.4% Flower Mound vs 7.0% Sunnyvale−52%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 640 Flower Mound vs 1,277 Sunnyvale−50%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,481 Flower Mound vs €4,407 Sunnyvale+24%
  • Foreign residents: 6.9% Flower Mound vs 4.1% Sunnyvale+69%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Flower Mound vs 10.1 µg/m³ Sunnyvale−24%
  • Nearest airport: 14.0 km Flower Mound vs 27.0 km Sunnyvale−48%
Full comparisonMore about Flower Mound

Plainfield as a Sunnyvale alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1227 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 9,008 Sunnyvale+456%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 7.0% Sunnyvale−46%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,277 Sunnyvale−42%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 4.1% Sunnyvale+49%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 27.0 km Sunnyvale−67%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,407 Sunnyvale+10%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 10.1 µg/m³ Sunnyvale−23%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Sunnyvale

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Mesquite 4.4 km away
Salary
3,045 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Garland 13.0 km away
Salary
2,967 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Sunnyvale, nearest in population first.

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Lansdowne9,004 residentsAliquippa9,002 residentsSaline9,001 residentsClayton borough9,016 residentsPrairie Grove8,998 residentsHillview9,020 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Sunnyvale?

The median gross salary is 3,801 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Sunnyvale?

The unemployment rate is 7 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Sunnyvale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.13 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Sunnyvale?

Police recorded 1,277 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Sunnyvale?

The published population is 9,008 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Sunnyvale?

1,691 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Sunnyvale a good place to live?

Sunnyvale may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Sunnyvale?

Mesquite, Heath, Balch Springs, Forney, Rowlett are near Sunnyvale. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sunnyvale (Texas), United States: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6348eee8b13021c398aa61adc65a0d49]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/sunnyvale-tx/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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