Best PlacesSnail, Sunnyvale, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Snail, Sunnyvale, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Snail, Sunnyvale ranks 419th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Snail, Sunnyvale
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Snail, Sunnyvale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Snail, Sunnyvale ranks high
- Household income$174,191 median, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 246 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Snail, Sunnyvale ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Snail, Sunnyvale
A household needs to earn about $400,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Snail, Sunnyvale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $174,191, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Snail, Sunnyvale's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Snail, Sunnyvale
Snail, Sunnyvale runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Snail, Sunnyvale.
Who works in Snail, Sunnyvale, and how
Work in Snail, Sunnyvale centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Snail, Sunnyvale
The coast is about 31 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Snail, Sunnyvale, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Snail, Sunnyvale, month by month
Snail, Sunnyvale sees roughly 246 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 51° | 44° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 76° | 66° | 59° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Snail, Sunnyvale
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Snail, Sunnyvale
Schools across Snail, Sunnyvale average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Homestead HighA+ · 88% proficient
- Fremont HighA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Snail, Sunnyvale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Snail, Sunnyvale measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Snail, Sunnyvale against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Snail, Sunnyvale
Is Snail, Sunnyvale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Snail, Sunnyvale ranks 419th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on high incomes, population health, and a strong job market, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Snail, Sunnyvale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,561,676. The overall cost of living runs about 71% above the national average. Set against a $174,191 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Snail, Sunnyvale safe?
Yes, Snail, Sunnyvale is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Snail, Sunnyvale with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Snail, Sunnyvale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Snail, Sunnyvale represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Snail, Sunnyvale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Snail, Sunnyvale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Snail, Sunnyvale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Snail, Sunnyvale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Snail, Sunnyvale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Snail, Sunnyvale detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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