Sunnyvale vs Santa Clara

Sunnyvale and Santa Clara on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

73B

B−70

Sunnyvale ahead by 3Editorial weights

Category by category

D+HousingD

Sunnyvale +4 pts

BSchoolsB−

Sunnyvale +5 pts

B−Cost of livingB

Santa Clara +3 pts

A−CommuteB+

Sunnyvale +1 pts

A+AmenitiesA+

Sunnyvale +3 pts

B−EmploymentC+

Sunnyvale +4 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$1.80MMedian home value$1.58M

$3,039Median rent$3,016

23.0 minMean commute22.6 min

$186kMedian household income$179k

0.59%Effective property tax0.63%

84th pctWithin-state proficiency83rd pct

253Restaurants & cafés251

154,236Population130,256

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.