2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Sunnyvale, CA vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Arlington, is 21% less than it is in Sunnyvale and is 46% above the National Average.
- Sunnyvale unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Arlington unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Sunnyvale, CAArlington, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.4%39.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$79,494$77,535$37,638
 Household Income$161,670$128,145$69,021
 Family Median Income$174,674$171,820$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sunnyvale, CAArlington, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.2%4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.8%3.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.7%3.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.2%3.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.4%4.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.8%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%11.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.5%19.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.8%14.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K38.8%26.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sunnyvale, CAArlington, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%33.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science39.0%16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.8%6.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%3.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%0.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.2%3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%1.8%3.6%
 Personal care1.6%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.2%12.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%3.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.9%3.2%13.1%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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