Rent in Sunnyvale, CA: Prices & Apartments for Rent
As of October 17, 2026, the median asking rent for a 1-bedroom in Sunnyvale, CA is $2,560/month, based on 32 active listings on Redfin and ApartmentHomeLiving. 2-bedroom: $3,480 (44 listings).
That is 28% above the California 1-bedroom median of about $2,000. Nearby, the 1-bedroom median ranges from $2,300 in San Jose to $3,495 in Palo Alto.
Updated · 1,269 listings. Prices are advertised asking rents; check availability on the original listing. How we calculate
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From listings with a single price and a single bedroom count. Fewer than 20 such listings and we leave the figure out.
- Studio
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- 7 listings
- 1 bedroom
- $2,560
- 32 listings
- 2 bedrooms
- $3,480
- 44 listings
- 3+ bedrooms
- $5,200
- 35 listings
Rentals in Sunnyvale
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Tamarack Gardens
923 Tamarack Ln, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
$2,195 · 1 bd · 700 sqft
Spruce
655 S Fair Oaks Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
$2,613 – $5,043 · 1–2 bd · 1,092 sqft
Kodiak Legrande
668 La Grande Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
$2,895 · 2 bd · 810 sqft
Brookside Oaks
1651 Belleville Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
$3,227 – $3,619 · 1 bd · 790 sqft
Shadowbrook
235 S Bernardo Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
$3,516 – $4,980 · 1–3 bd · 1,300 sqft
Anton 1101 Apartments
1101 N Fair Oaks Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
$3,700 – $3,950 · 1 bd · 702 sqft
The Martin
240 S Taaffe St, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
$4,233 – $10,000 · 1–3 bd · 1,471 sqft
Ironworks
457 E Evelyn Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
$4,652 – $5,614 · 1–2 bd · 1,294 sqft
Selo of Pastoria Apartments
501 S Pastoria Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
$6,400 – $6,800 · 3 bd · 1,690 sqft
Renting in Sunnyvale: common questions
- What is the median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sunnyvale, CA?
- As of October 17, 2026, the median asking rent for a 1-bedroom in Sunnyvale, CA is $2,560 per month, based on 32 listings with a single price. A 2-bedroom has a median of $3,480.
- How many rentals are available in Sunnyvale, CA?
- 1,269 rentals are listed in Sunnyvale, CA on Redfin and ApartmentHomeLiving as of October 17, 2026, after removing listings that appear on more than one site.
- How are these rent prices calculated?
- We collect active listings from Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving, remove duplicates across sites, and take the median of asking rents for listings with one price and one bedroom count. If fewer than 20 listings qualify for a bedroom size, we leave that figure out. Read the full methodology
- How much income do I need to rent in Sunnyvale, CA?
- Many landlords ask for gross income of at least 3 times the monthly rent. For a median 1-bedroom at $2,560/month, that is about $7,680 a month, or $92,160 a year.
- What is the cheapest city near Sunnyvale, CA to rent in?
- Among nearby cities we track, San Jose, CA has the lowest median 1-bedroom rent at $2,300/month, $260 less than Sunnyvale.
Rent in cities near Sunnyvale
- Cupertino, CA207 · 3 mi
- Mountain View, CA1BR $2,995 · 793 · 4 mi
- Santa Clara, CA1BR $2,850 · 1,135 · 4 mi
- Los Altos, CA71 · 4 mi
- Campbell, CA382 · 7 mi
- Palo Alto, CA1BR $3,495 · 520 · 7 mi
- San Jose, CA1BR $2,300 · 4,514 · 8 mi
- East Palo Alto, CA82 · 9 mi
- Milpitas, CA215 · 9 mi
- Los Gatos, CA253 · 10 mi
- Menlo Park, CA526 · 10 mi
- Newark, CA149 · 11 mi
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