Blog > Sunnyvale Home Prices by Neighborhood: Ten Years of Change
How much have Sunnyvale house prices changed in ten years? We compared the single-family houses that sold in the two years to October 19, 2016 (1,107 sales) with those that sold in the two years to October 19, 2026 (906 sales), using the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed. Across the city, the median price per square foot went from $869 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 $1,704, +100%), Braly Park ($772 to $1,490, +93%) and Cumberland & Las Palmas ($837 to $1,585, +89%).
- Smallest: Fairwood ($1,036 to $1,668, +61%) and Panama Park ($1,006 to $1,619, +61%).
- 21 of the 26 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.
Neighborhood by neighborhood
Single-family houses only, biggest change first. “Then” is the two years to Oct. 19, 2016; “now” is the two years to Oct. 19, 2026. Each name opens its guide, with live listings and the last 12 months of sales.
| # | Neighborhood | Then: sales | Then: $/sq ft | Now: sales | Now: $/sq ft | Change | Median price, then → now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ortega Park | 32 | $854 | 46 | $1,704 | +100% | $1.75M → $3.04M |
| 2 | Braly Park | 15 | $772 | 20 | $1,490 | +93% | $1.4M → $2.71M |
| 3 | Cumberland & Las Palmas | 60 | $837 | 61 | $1,585 | +89% | $1.67M → $3.04M |
| 4 | Sunnyvale Manor & Sunnymount Gardens | 38 | $755 | 29 | $1,405 | +86% | $995K → $1.9M |
| 5 | Lakewood Village | 86 | $711 | 62 | $1,318 | +85% | $840K → $1.69M |
| 6 | Cherryhill | 27 | $872 | 19 | $1,614 | +85% | $1.77M → $2.96M |
| 7 | Ponderosa Park | 88 | $816 | 65 | $1,509 | +85% | $1.36M → $2.85M |
| 8 | Lawrence Station | 39 | $781 | 34 | $1,444 | +85% | $1.32M → $2.56M |
| 9 | Cherry Chase | 69 | $1,028 | 47 | $1,883 | +83% | $1.51M → $2.72M |
| 10 | SNAIL | 89 | $779 | 70 | $1,419 | +82% | $972K → $1.82M |
| 11 | Serra Park & West Valley | 114 | $1,004 | 102 | $1,795 | +79% | $1.85M → $3.35M |
| 12 | San Miguel | 36 | $712 | 22 | $1,252 | +76% | $895K → $1.78M |
| 13 | Birdland | 50 | $969 | 47 | $1,668 | +72% | $1.5M → $2.73M |
| 14 | Sunny Arts & Community Center | 14 | $884 | 13 | $1,521 | +72% | $1.48M → $2.7M |
| 15 | Fair Oaks Park | 12 | $795 | 8 | $1,339 | +68% | $861K → $1.47M |
| 16 | Sunnyvale West | 57 | $1,009 | 46 | $1,683 | +67% | $1.42M → $2.52M |
| 17 | Murphy Park | 40 | $802 | 43 | $1,326 | +65% | $1.06M → $1.82M |
| 18 | Fairbrae | 24 | $941 | 25 | $1,525 | +62% | $1.72M → $3M |
| 19 | Heritage District & Downtown | 38 | $882 | 24 | $1,426 | +62% | $1.25M → $2.35M |
| 20 | Fairwood | 17 | $1,036 | 24 | $1,668 | +61% | $1.55M → $2.9M |
| 21 | Panama Park | 27 | $1,006 | 30 | $1,619 | +61% | $1.55M → $2.9M |
Fewer than 8 house sales in one of the periods, so not compared: Fairorchard (3 then, 3 now), Primewood (3 then, 7 now), Rancho Sans Souci (3 then, 4 now), Rancho Verde (6 then, 8 now) and Sunset Oaks (0 then, 0 now).
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.
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