5 rentals in Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale is a city in the Santa Clara Valley in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States.
Sunnyvale is a Silicon Valley city home to major tech companies including Apple, Google, and LinkedIn. Features excellent schools and diverse communities.
Today, Sunnyvale has 5 homes for rent at a median rent of $2,300/mo, typically leasing in about 476 days. Families here choose from 13 schools rated 8 or higher on the Topfind School Score.
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Median Rent
$5,700/mo
Months of Rental Inventory
Estimated time to lease all rentals at the current leasing pace
0.1 months of supply
Landlord's MarketWith only 5 active rentals, supply is tight.
What this means for renters
Rental inventory is tight relative to how many homes get leased each month—fewer options, and well-priced units draw competition. Rentals typically lease in ~476 days.
Rental Velocity
How fast rentals are leasing
Rentals are sitting on the market—renters have strong leverage to negotiate rent, terms, and move-in specials.
Rental Inventory Distribution
Rentals are leasing at a healthy pace—more listings move within 30 days than sit longer on the market.
Most rentals are leasing within a month, but a meaningful share is starting to linger longer.
Housing Tenure in Sunnyvale
Renting is more common here than statewide—this market has more rental inventory and transient residents.
44%
Homeowners
56%
Renters
Homeownership is 11.5% lower than the California average (55.5%)
58,791 households (2023)
Affordability Snapshot
Typical rent
$2,300/mo
Median rent
Affordable budget (30%)
$4,547/mo
Based on median income
Median household income
$15,155/mo
Sunnyvale
Typical rent costs about 15% of the median household's income.
The standard recommendation is to spend ≤30% of income on rent.
Income needed to afford typical rent comfortably
$92K/year
Assumes rent ≤30% of income
Median Rent by Bedroom
Rent rises with each additional bedroom, with notable jumps for larger units.
Each additional bedroom adds about $562.5/mo to rent on average, with larger units commanding higher premiums.
Largest increase: 1 → 3 bedrooms (+$3,345/mo)
Rent Reductions
1 listings have reduced their rent
20% of active listings
Average reduction: 6.8% (~$156/mo)
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