Is Sunnyvale a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Sunnyvale grades B+ overall, ranked 72nd of 640 in Texas. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 92% of the country. Its public schools beat 87% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $170K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $634K, 7 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Sunnyvale’s median household income is $170,000, where Texas’ towns sit at $69,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The biggest park or preserve is Samuell New Hope Park, at 117 acres.
What makes Sunnyvale stand out
Where Sunnyvale beats most towns.
Sunnyvale has grown 78% since 2010
5,130 counted in 2010 and 7,893 in 2020; an estimated 9,008 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 15.8% since 2020, after 53.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Sunnyvale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Sunnyvale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cotton Bowl and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sunnyvale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
30 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
13 mi Stadium & arenaGerald J. Ford StadiumPhoto credits
Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · AT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Gerald J. Ford Stadium: Jmcstrav, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Sunnyvale: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sunnyvale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sunnyvale.
Sunnyvale reports less crime than Garland or any other graded neighbor and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
For cost of living, Sunnyvale earns a C−
At 7 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $634K) costs more against local pay than in 93% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Dallas is next at $303K.
The typical Sunnyvale home is worth about $634,000, up 0.6% in a year, about twice the Texas typical home. Sunnyvale’s median rent is $1,422 a month.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For schools, Sunnyvale earns an A
Its A is the best School Grade on its borders; Garland (B−) is next. Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $634K.
Its public schools are run by Sunnyvale ISD. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sunnyvale H S, with 738 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 556 | A |
| Sunnyvale H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 738 | A |
| Sunnyvale IntTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 509 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of adults in Sunnyvale have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 8.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide. Its A for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Garland (C+) comes closest.
18% of Sunnyvale adults have been diagnosed with depression. Sunnyvale beats the Texas average on 24 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of Sunnyvale adults have obesity.
| Sunnyvale | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Sunnyvale | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.8% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Sunnyvale | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town Center Park | 1.6 mi | 38 |
| 2. Sampeck Lake Park | 1.1 mi | 35 |
| 3. Samuell Farm North Park | 0.5 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Sunnyvale, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 95.1°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.6°.
Sunnyvale has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Sunnyvale is 95°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Sunnyvale | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Sunnyvale’s working residents commute to Dallas
Jobs based here grew from 3,427 in 2013 to 5,402.
Most working residents leave Sunnyvale for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Sunnyvale has added 1,975 jobs, to 5,402 in 2023. 6% of residents live below the poverty line in Sunnyvale.
| Sunnyvale | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sunnyvale is safer than 56% of U.S. towns, by crime per resident
Its B tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Garland (C) comes closest. At 15.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 70% of Texas’s graded towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Moderate risk in Sunnyvale, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1991, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sunnyvale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Sunnyvale
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Sunnyvale
About 4 of every 100 Sunnyvale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Sunnyvale’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Sunnyvale.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Garland (C−) comes closest.
Questions about Sunnyvale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sunnyvale, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Sunnyvale grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #72 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health, B for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Sunnyvale, TX expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.