2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Sunnyvale, CA vs Pleasant Hill, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Pleasant Hill, is 19% less than it is in Sunnyvale and is 47% above the National Average.
- Sunnyvale unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Pleasant Hill unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Sunnyvale, CAPleasant Hill, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.4%36.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$79,494$62,226$37,638
 Household Income$161,670$131,012$69,021
 Family Median Income$174,674$152,565$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sunnyvale, CAPleasant Hill, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.2%6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%1.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.8%2.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.7%3.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.2%3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.4%4.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.8%5.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.5%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.8%17.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K38.8%24.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sunnyvale, CAPleasant Hill, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%27.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science39.0%11.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.2%3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care1.6%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.2%19.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%4.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.9%4.4%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 Pleasant Hill    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

rent is expensive here but it is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great area for families with young children. There are lots of activities and fun things to do. Love the free concerts in the summer at City  More

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