{"id":3225,"date":"2026-06-28T15:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3225"},"modified":"2026-06-28T15:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:36:17","slug":"sunnyvale-ranked-7th-best-midsize-city-for-college-graduates-in-annual-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3225","title":{"rendered":"Sunnyvale ranked 7th best midsize city for college graduates in annual study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Top city for grads<\/h4>\n<p>Sunnyvale ranked No. 7\u00a0among\u00a0midsize cities in CoworkingCafe\u2019s\u00a0annual study on the top cities for college graduates. Arlington, VA was ranked No. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3223\">Saratoga\u2019s Semiquincentennial celebrations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CoworkingCafe analyzed the factors that help this year\u2019s graduates navigate their first steps into the professional world, from employment opportunities and day-to-day costs to lifestyle offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Sunnyvale has the second-highest median income among midsize cities at almost $109,800.\u00a0Among cities its size, it also has the third-highest share of young adults ages 18-34 holding a bachelor\u2019s degree (70%) and offers the second-largest employer-based health insurance coverage for young adults (83%).<\/p>\n<p>Even 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, \u201cThese 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3221\">Cupertino native cast in world premiere of play about caste system<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To read the full study\u00a0and\u00a0methodology, visit https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Sse9tM.<\/p>\n<h4>Talking housing<\/h4>\n<p>The League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale and Braver Angels Silicon Valley Alliance are sponsoring a July 11 community conversation on \u201cWorking Together to Meet Our Housing Needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 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.<\/p>\n<p>Register to attend at https:\/\/bit.ly\/4uFSITm. For more information, contact rschieber@braverangels.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3219\">Los Gatos Rowing Club takes four national titles<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slips from No. 2 spot in last year&#8217;s rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sunnyvale ranked 7th best midsize city for college graduates in annual study - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3225\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sunnyvale ranked 7th best midsize city for college graduates in annual study - 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