Population
Sunnyvale
153,455
Somerville
80,549
Median Income
Sunnyvale
$181,862
Somerville
$127,056
Home Value
Sunnyvale
$1,816,600
Somerville
$899,400
Rent
Sunnyvale
$3,065
Somerville
$2,468
Crime Rate
Sunnyvale
2.45
Somerville
2.21
Cost of Living
Sunnyvale
270.7
Somerville
221.0
Avg Temp
Sunnyvale
N/A
Somerville
N/A
Unemployment
Sunnyvale
4.1%
Somerville
2.9%
How Similar Are Sunnyvale & Somerville?
Somerville is Sunnyvale's #24 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Sunnyvale
153,455
Somerville
80,549
Sunnyvale has a 48% larger population than Somerville.
Violent Crime
Sunnyvale
2.45
Somerville
2.21
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 10% difference.
Property Crime
Sunnyvale
19.09
Somerville
16.99
Sunnyvale has a 11% higher property crime than Somerville.
Political Leaning
Sunnyvale
28.1%
Somerville
29.0%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 3% difference.
Unemployment
Sunnyvale
4.1%
Somerville
2.9%
Sunnyvale has a 29% higher unemployment than Somerville.
Median Income
Sunnyvale
$181,862
Somerville
$127,056
Sunnyvale has a 30% higher median income than Somerville.
Home Values
Sunnyvale
$1,816,600
Somerville
$899,400
Sunnyvale has a 50% higher home values than Somerville.
Education
Sunnyvale
50.7%
Somerville
51.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Sunnyvale
30.4%
Somerville
69.5%
Somerville's demographics is significantly higher than Sunnyvale's — 56% difference.
Cost of Living
Sunnyvale
270.7
Somerville
221.0
Sunnyvale has a 18% higher cost of living than Somerville.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Sunnyvale and Somerville differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Somerville leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Somerville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSomerville scores 147.1 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 189.0 in Sunnyvale. Somerville scores 137.7 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 171.2 in Sunnyvale. Somerville scores 221.0 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 270.7 in Sunnyvale.
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Housing Market — Sunnyvale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSunnyvale has a single-family homes of 46.5% compared to 16.5% in Somerville. Sunnyvale has a median home value of $1,816,600 vs $899,400 in Somerville (102% higher). Somerville has a median property tax of $6,237 vs $9,006 in Sunnyvale (44% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Sunnyvale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSunnyvale: 90,686 vs Somerville: 57,855 for labor force. Sunnyvale has a poverty rate of 5.6% compared to 10.2% in Somerville. Sunnyvale has a median household income of $181,862 vs $127,056 in Somerville (43% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Somerville leads
Source: FBI UCRSunnyvale has a property crime clearance of 14.2% compared to 3.5% in Somerville. Sunnyvale has a violent crime clearance of 55.1% compared to 20.4% in Somerville. Somerville has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.24 compared to 0.58 in Sunnyvale.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Somerville leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSomerville has a high school diploma or higher of 61.8% compared to 57.5% in Sunnyvale. Somerville has a bachelor's degree or higher of 51.7% compared to 50.7% in Sunnyvale.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSunnyvale has a population of 153,455, about 1.9x the size of Somerville (80,549). Somerville skews younger with a median age of 32.3 vs 35.1.
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Black
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Sunnyvale
Somerville
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSunnyvale: 5 vs Somerville: 4 for with emergency services. Somerville: 4.3 vs Sunnyvale: 3.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Somerville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSunnyvale has a drive alone of 55.4% compared to 30.7% in Somerville. Somerville has a public transit of 19.6% compared to 4.3% in Sunnyvale. Somerville has a bicycle of 6.4% compared to 1.5% in Sunnyvale.
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