Best PlacesSunnybrook, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunnybrook, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sunnybrook ranks 39,561st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sunnybrook
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.
Sunnybrook's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunnybrook ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute24.0 minutes each way, better than 69% of towns
- QuietBetter than 66% of towns
Where Sunnybrook ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sunnybrook
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sunnybrook home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,211, 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 Sunnybrook's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sunnybrook
Sunnybrook runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sunnybrook.
Who works in Sunnybrook, and how
Work in Sunnybrook centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sunnybrook
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sunnybrook.
What the weather is like in Sunnybrook, month by month
Sunnybrook sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 63° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Sunnybrook
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sunnybrook
Schools across Sunnybrook average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jackson ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Ione ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ione Junior HighD · 23% proficient
- Jackson Junior HighD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Argonaut HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Independence High (continuation)F · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunnybrook school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunnybrook 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 Sunnybrook against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sunnybrook
Is Sunnybrook a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunnybrook ranks 39,561st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and population health, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sunnybrook expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $383,791. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $66,211 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Sunnybrook safe?
Sunnybrook is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $586 per resident a year.
Compare Sunnybrook with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunnybrook. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunnybrook 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.
Sunnybrook detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunnybrook: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunnybrook: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunnybrook: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunnybrook: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunnybrook 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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