North Salt Lake, UT vs Sunnyvale, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

North Salt Lake

70.4

#1104 nationally

Sunnyvale

66.4

#1551 nationally

Sunnyvale leads in median household income ($168,924 vs $94,365). North Salt Lake leads in cost of living index (122 vs 205). North Salt Lake leads in average commute (21.1 min vs 25.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Salt Lake, UT	Sunnyvale, CA
WhereAtHome Score	70.4 (#1104)	66.4 (#1551)
Population	23,560	155,805
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$574,812	$2,050,814
Median Household Income	$94,365	$168,924
Average Commute	21.1 min	25.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	54
Crime Level	1.0	Low
School Rating	N/A	8.6
Cost of Living Index	122	205
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+24.9	D+40.0

Data coverage note: North Salt Lake is missing data for 1 metric that Sunnyvale has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.