Blog > Sunnyvale vs. Milpitas: Home Prices, Sizes and the City Line (2026)
Sunnyvale and Milpitas sit about 9 miles apart, center to center, both in Santa Clara County. Here’s how they compare on what houses, condos and townhomes sold for in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, and on the things that change at the city line: trains, electricity and transfer tax.
The short answer
- Houses: the median sale was $2.63M in Sunnyvale and $1.62M in Milpitas, so a typical Sunnyvale house cost 62% more than one in Milpitas.
- Per square foot: $1,536 in Sunnyvale and $1,005 in Milpitas; the median house was 1,640 sq ft in Sunnyvale and 1,684 sq ft in Milpitas, on a 6,272-sq-ft lot versus a 5,995-sq-ft lot.
- Competition: 76% of Sunnyvale houses sold over asking, against 66% in Milpitas.
- Condos and townhomes: a median of $1.35M in Sunnyvale (373 sales) and $1.1M in Milpitas (190 sales).
- At the city line: they differ on trains (Sunnyvale has Caltrain and VTA light rail; Milpitas has BART and VTA light rail).
See it live
- Open Sunnyvale vs. Milpitas in the City Match-Up: homes for sale now and the last 90 days of sales, side by side.
- Talk to a Property Nerd about the streets that fit in either city.
Houses, side by side
Houses (MLS property type “single family home”) sold in the 12 months to October 27, 2026. The last three rows count listings whose description says so, so they undercount.
| Sunnyvale | Milpitas | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 501 | 175 |
| Median price | $2.63M | $1.62M |
| Median per sq ft | $1,536 | $1,005 |
| Median size | 1,640 sq ft | 1,684 sq ft |
| Median lot | 6,272 sq ft | 5,995 sq ft |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Sold over asking | 76% | 66% |
| Median sale vs. asking | 7.1% over | 2.6% over |
| Sold for $2 million or less | 24% | 77% |
| Listing says single-story | 14% | 9% |
| Listing mentions a pool | 8% | 5% |
| Listing mentions an ADU or in-law unit | 6% | 3% |
Condos and townhomes, side by side
Condos and townhomes sold in the same 12 months.
| Sunnyvale | Milpitas | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 373 | 190 |
| Median price | $1.35M | $1.1M |
| Median per sq ft | $875 | $716 |
| Median size | 1,468 sq ft | 1,454 sq ft |
| Sold over asking | 51% | 47% |
At the city line
Some costs and services follow the city, not the mailing address.
| Sunnyvale | Milpitas | |
|---|---|---|
| County | Santa Clara County | Santa Clara County |
| Caltrain | Sunnyvale and Lawrence | none |
| BART | none | Milpitas |
| VTA light rail | yes | yes |
| Electricity | Silicon Valley Clean Energy, delivered by PG&E | Silicon Valley Clean Energy, delivered by PG&E |
| Transfer tax on a $2 million sale | $2,200 | $2,200 |
| Eichler tracts | 10 tracts on our Eichler index | none on our index |
Electricity is the default provider for most homes; some addresses differ. Transfer tax is the county tax plus any city tax, by the rates on our calculators page; who pays it is set in the contract. School district lines don’t follow city lines, so check the district’s own boundary lookup for any address.
How we counted
Closed sales reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with repeat records removed (same MLS number and sale date). A sale is placed by the city in its MLS address, so a few homes in unincorporated pockets count under the nearby city. Medians follow the mix of homes, and cities are averages: blocks within each can differ a lot. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
Go deeper
- Sunnyvale: Sunnyvale city guide, Sunnyvale neighborhoods compared, Sunnyvale home types by the numbers and the Sunnyvale housing market by the numbers.
- Milpitas: Milpitas guide page, Milpitas neighborhoods compared, Milpitas home types by the numbers and the Milpitas housing market by the numbers.
- More comparisons: Cupertino vs. Sunnyvale, Los Altos vs. Sunnyvale, Mountain View vs. Sunnyvale, Palo Alto vs. Sunnyvale, Santa Clara vs. Sunnyvale, Milpitas vs. San Jose, Milpitas vs. Santa Clara and Sunnyvale vs. San Jose.
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