Fremont vs Sunnyvale
Fremont, CA compared with Sunnyvale, CA · 9 miles apart
Fremont has 226,442 residents to Sunnyvale’s 156,577. Fremont comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate. Sunnyvale does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Fremont, CA | Sunnyvale, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 226,442 | 156,577 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,899 | 7,098 |
| Median household income | $181,506 | $186,170 |
| Median home value | $1,403,800 | $1,801,800 |
| Median rent | $2,933 | $3,039 |
| Homeownership | 60.8% | 43.8% |
| Average commute | 30.3 min | 23 min |
| Median age | 39.1 | 35.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 63.9% | 69.3% |
| Poverty rate | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Unemployment | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 7.7× | 9.7× |
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