The median home in Sunnyvale, California is valued at $2,070,706, down 0.3% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $3,440, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 50.2x — well above the national average of 18x. Sunnyvale is part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$2,070,706

-0.3%

Rent$3,440/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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$414,141 on $2,070,706

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Out of reach189.5% of income

Need $507,686/yr to afford.

PITI$11,846

P/I189.5%

Afford$306K

Gap-$1.76M

P&I $10,471Tax $1,225Ins $150

Renting $8,406/mo cheaper ($3,440 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in California

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Atherton$7.52M Los Altos Hills$5.8M Montecito$5.25M Hidden Hills$4.99M Hillsborough$4.95M Los Altos$4.45M Belvedere$4.42M Rancho Santa Fe$4.19M

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