{"slug": "sunnyvale-ranked-7th-best-midsize-city-for-college-graduates-in-annual-study", "title": "Sunnyvale ranked 7th best midsize city for college graduates in annual study", "summary": "Sunnyvale ranked No. 7 among midsize cities in CoworkingCafe's annual study of top cities for college graduates, slipping from second place last year due to a $22,400 income correction and rising youth unemployment. The city has the second-highest median income at nearly $109,800 and the third-highest share of young adults with a bachelor's degree at 70%.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...#### Top city for grads\n\nSunnyvale ranked No. 7 among midsize cities in CoworkingCafe’s annual study on the top cities for college graduates. Arlington, VA was ranked No. 1.\n\nCoworkingCafe analyzed the factors that help this year’s graduates navigate their first steps into the professional world, from employment opportunities and day-to-day costs to lifestyle offerings.\n\nSunnyvale has the second-highest median income among midsize cities at almost $109,800. Among cities its size, it also has the third-highest share of young adults ages 18-34 holding a bachelor’s degree (70%) and offers the second-largest employer-based health insurance coverage for young adults (83%).\n\nEven so, Sunnyvale slipped from second place last year after a roughly $22,400 income correction, in addition to youth unemployment that rose to 8%. According to the study, “These figures reflect the broader Bay Area tech correction, in which ongoing restructuring at firms like Synopsys and layoffs at major employers have weighed on the local job market.”\n\nTo read the full study and methodology, visit [https://bit.ly/3Sse9tM](https://bit.ly/3Sse9tM).\n\n#### Talking housing\n\nThe League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale and Braver Angels Silicon Valley Alliance are sponsoring a July 11 community conversation on “Working Together to Meet Our Housing Needs.”\n\nThe event, set for 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Cupertino Library Community Room 201, is deisgned to allow community members to express their views on the future of housing in Cupertino and Sunnyvale.\n\nRegister to attend at [https://bit.ly/4uFSITm](https://bit.ly/4uFSITm). For more information, contact [rschieber@braverangels.org](mailto:rschieber@braverangels.org).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sunnyvale-ranked-7th-best-midsize-city-for-college-graduates-in-annual-study", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/28/sunnyvale-ranked-7th-best-midsize-city-for-college-graduates-in-annual-study/", "published_at": "2026-06-28 13:53:18+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-28 14:05:42.424480+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-startups", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Sunnyvale", "CoworkingCafe", "Arlington, VA", "Synopsys", "League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale", "Braver Angels Silicon Valley Alliance", "Cupertino Library"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sunnyvale-ranked-7th-best-midsize-city-for-college-graduates-in-annual-study", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sunnyvale-ranked-7th-best-midsize-city-for-college-graduates-in-annual-study.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sunnyvale-ranked-7th-best-midsize-city-for-college-graduates-in-annual-study.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sunnyvale-ranked-7th-best-midsize-city-for-college-graduates-in-annual-study.jsonld"}}