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Sunnyvale Home Prices by Neighborhood: Ten Years of Change

by Eric & Janelle Boyenga

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How much have Sunnyvale house prices changed in ten years? We compared the single-family houses that sold in the two years to October 27, 2016 (1,109 sales) with those that sold in the two years to October 27, 2026 (941 sales), using the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed. Across the city, the median price per square foot went from $870 to $1,555, up 79%, and the median house sold for $1.42M then and $2.67M now. Prices are as recorded, not adjusted for inflation.

The short answer

  • Biggest change in median price per square foot: Ortega Park ($854 to $1,733, +103%), San Miguel ($705 to $1,422, +102%) and Raynor Park & Forest Glen ($807 to $1,572, +95%).
  • Smallest: Fairbrae ($941 to $1,525, +62%), Sunnyvale West ($1,033 to $1,673, +62%) and Heritage District & Downtown ($885 to $1,387, +57%).
  • 25 of the 34 guides had at least 8 house sales in both periods, enough to compare here.
  • It’s not the same houses. These are the houses that happened to sell in each period, so rebuilds, remodels and new construction push a neighborhood’s number up.

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Neighborhood by neighborhood

Single-family houses only, biggest change first. “Then” is the two years to Oct. 27, 2016; “now” is the two years to Oct. 27, 2026. Each name opens its guide, with live listings and the last 12 months of sales.

#NeighborhoodThen: salesThen: $/sq ftNow: salesNow: $/sq ftChangeMedian price, then → now
1Ortega Park31$85448$1,733+103%$1.75M → $3.01M
2San Miguel39$70523$1,422+102%$900K → $1.76M
3Raynor Park & Forest Glen26$80725$1,572+95%$1.46M → $2.53M
4Braly Park15$77220$1,490+93%$1.4M → $2.71M
5Lawrence Station39$78133$1,468+88%$1.32M → $2.58M
6Cumberland & Las Palmas58$84762$1,585+87%$1.68M → $3.1M
7Lakewood Village87$71067$1,319+86%$844K → $1.7M
8Sunnyvale Manor & Sunnymount Gardens39$74831$1,388+86%$990K → $2.02M
9Cherryhill27$87219$1,614+85%$1.77M → $2.96M
10Floyd & Bobwhite30$90219$1,666+85%$1.63M → $3M
11Ponderosa Park88$82069$1,509+84%$1.36M → $2.85M
12Cherry Chase68$1,03349$1,892+83%$1.51M → $2.72M
13Bernardo & Mary31$88326$1,601+81%$1.3M → $2.42M
14SNAIL91$77975$1,405+80%$972K → $1.83M
15Serra Park & West Valley115$1,005103$1,803+79%$1.84M → $3.35M
16Birdland49$97045$1,709+76%$1.5M → $2.71M
17Sunny Arts & Community Center14$88414$1,555+76%$1.48M → $2.75M
18Remington & Pome14$99410$1,726+74%$1.75M → $3.33M
19Murphy Park40$80247$1,326+65%$1.06M → $1.85M
20Panama Park27$1,01732$1,668+64%$1.55M → $2.9M
21Cheyenne & Hollenbeck45$95719$1,558+63%$1.62M → $2.7M
22Fairwood16$1,03724$1,685+63%$1.58M → $2.9M
23Fairbrae24$94125$1,525+62%$1.72M → $3M
24Sunnyvale West57$1,03347$1,673+62%$1.42M → $2.53M
25Heritage District & Downtown39$88528$1,387+57%$1.25M → $2.35M

Fewer than 8 house sales in one of the periods, so not compared: Fair Oaks Park (12 then, 6 now), Fairorchard (3 then, 3 now), Hawthorn Park & Pioneer Homes (10 then, 5 now), Homestead & Heron (6 then, 7 now), Orchard Gardens (17 then, 6 now), Primewood (3 then, 7 now), Rancho Sans Souci (3 then, 4 now) and Rancho Verde (6 then, 7 now). No house sales in either period: Sunset Oaks.

Reading it right

  • These are different houses in each period. A neighborhood where many older houses were rebuilt or expanded will show a bigger jump than one where the same kinds of houses keep trading.
  • Not adjusted for inflation. Prices are the recorded sale prices.
  • Price per square foot moves with size, and bigger houses often sell for less per foot, so a change in the mix of sizes moves the number too.
  • Small samples swing. Every row shows its sale counts.
  • Past change isn’t a forecast, and a bigger rise doesn’t mean one neighborhood is a better choice than another.
  • Some guides overlap, and a sale inside two outlines counts in both.

Go deeper

The Home Price History charts city-wide prices since 2012, and the Then & Now Calculator shows what a past purchase price would be today if it had moved with the city’s median price per square foot. For the current picture by neighborhood, see Sunnyvale neighborhoods ranked by price per square foot and where homes sell over asking; the Sunnyvale city guide links every guide. Our sales map shows the homes we’ve sold there. Condos and townhomes have their own post: Sunnyvale condo and townhome prices. Across every city we cover: Silicon Valley home prices by neighborhood, ten years apart.

The Sunnyvale data series: housing market by the numbers · neighborhoods ranked by price per sq ft · where homes sell over asking · condos and townhomes · house prices by bedrooms · houses under $2.5M · houses at $3.5M and up · the best month to sell · the most expensive streets · houses by neighborhood · flood zones by neighborhood · our sales map

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