Sunnyvale housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Sunnyvale home prices: in September 2026, the Zillow Home Value Index valued a typical home in Sunnyvale, California at $2,007,452, +1.0% higher than a year earlier and −2.8% beneath the $2,065,031 peak set in January 2025.
- Value of the typical home
- $2,007,452September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +1.0% since September 2025.
Sunnyvale home prices since 2000
The grey line shows the United States, while the steel line shows Sunnyvale. Since January 2000, the typical home in Sunnyvale rose from $396,572 to $2,007,452, ×5.06, while the US posted ×2.99 over the same months. The boom high was $711,641 in September 2007, while the low was $559,179 in October 2011, −21.4%.
Sunnyvale median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values. The 2026 figure shows the latest month.
| Year | Sunnyvale | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $441,926 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $529,064 | +19.7% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $509,794 | −3.6% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $519,955 | +2.0% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $564,612 | +8.6% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $663,467 | +17.5% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $700,354 | +5.6% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $708,176 | +1.1% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $661,946 | −6.5% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $587,257 | −11.3% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $597,912 | +1.8% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $568,602 | −4.9% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $617,281 | +8.6% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $765,097 | +23.9% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $900,424 | +17.7% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $1,089,419 | +21.0% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $1,169,713 | +7.4% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $1,200,089 | +2.6% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $1,537,135 | +28.1% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $1,525,847 | −0.7% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $1,527,088 | +0.1% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $1,686,504 | +10.4% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $1,905,865 | +13.0% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $1,799,627 | −5.6% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $1,965,191 | +9.2% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $2,017,540 | +2.7% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $2,007,452 | +1.0% | $366,157 |
Current value of Sunnyvale homes bought in each year
An index-based estimate for the typical home rather than an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values. The current value is September 2026. Additional tools: home appreciation calculator.
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Sunnyvale housing market forecast
For the San Jose, CA metro, Zillow's forecast shows +1.9% in the 12 months starting September 2026, with −1.0% in the next three months. Using the $2,007,452 typical value for Sunnyvale's market, the forecast would place the figure near $2,045,600 a year later.
Zillow's central estimate for the metro appears here; the site does not publish a forecast of its own. Such a 12-month forecast has typically differed from the realised change by several percentage points, either above or below it. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts appear in one table: housing market forecast.
Sunnyvale housing market crash risk score
Score is high: 61 of 100
Against the 292 cities, the score places Sunnyvale using five conditions that were high before past price declines. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 based on the other cities. The five scores are then averaged with equal weight. The score describes current conditions; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +0.3% | 48 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | −18.6% | 10 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 42.1 | 100 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 11.1 | 98 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.0% | 49 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Input scoring details: methodology. Rankings cover all 292 cities: city crash risk rankings.
Sunnyvale inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the San Jose, CA metro's homes for sale totaled 2,112. That was +17.4% higher than a year before and +0.3% higher than in September 2019. Homes sold after a median of 35 days on the market (−18.6% against 2019), while 16.4% of listings received a price cut.
| San Jose, CA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 2,112 | +17.4% |
| New listings | 1,336 | |
| Median days on market | 35 | −2.8% |
| Median list price | $1,388,472 | +1.7% |
| Share with a price cut | 16.4% |
Metro inventory, from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data All metros: days on market by city.
Living costs in Sunnyvale
A typical asking rent in Sunnyvale runs $3,972 a month, +10.3% on a year, by the Zillow Observed Rent Index. The price of a typical home equals 42.1 years' worth of that rent. With median household income at $181,022 (Census ACS 2024), the typical home's value equals 11.1 times one year's income. BEA gives metro prices 110.4, where the US average is 100, and puts housing costs at 211.9.
Rent and prices, plus the salary you need to move there: Sunnyvale cost of living.
Additional California housing markets
- Los Angeles at $927,891.
- San Diego at $980,490.
- San Jose at $1,353,869.
- San Francisco at $1,441,021.
- Fresno at $384,885.
- Sacramento at $470,552.
- Long Beach $852,391
- Oakland at $710,647.
- Bakersfield at $385,686.
- Anaheim at $941,684.
For the whole state: California housing market.
How to read the chart
Each plotted value is the Zillow Home Value Index for Sunnyvale: it shows the smoothed and seasonally adjusted value, in that month's dollars, of a typical home in the market's middle third. The hollow dot indicates the selected slider month, while the terracotta dot shows the most recent month. These values exclude inflation adjustments, and the index tracks a typical home rather than one specific house. To calculate a single home's value from its sale price, use the home appreciation calculator or the card above it.