Best PlacesSunol, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunol, 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.
Sunol ranks 27,711th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sunol
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.
Sunol's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunol ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
Where Sunol ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sunol
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sunol home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,875, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Sunol's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sunol
Sunol's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Sunol.
Who works in Sunol, and how
Work in Sunol centers on education and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sunol
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sunol.
What the weather is like in Sunol, month by month
Sunol sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 26° | 13° |
| April | 65° | 46° | 30° |
| July | 92° | 74° | 58° |
| October | 66° | 48° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Sunol
The nearest airport, Alliance Municipal, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sunol
Schools across Sunol average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leyton Elementary/junior High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Creek Valley Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sidney Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Leyton High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Sidney High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Creek Valley High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunol school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunol 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 Sunol against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sunol
Is Sunol a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunol ranks 27,711th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sunol expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,500. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $66,875 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Sunol safe?
Sunol is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
Compare Sunol with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunol. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunol 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.
Sunol detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunol: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunol: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunol: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunol: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunol 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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