In 1996, Money Magazine ranked Sunnyvale as the fourth safest city in U.S. Rankings for schools come in well above the 50th percentile, some in the 80s and 90s, an indication of high parental interest in education. Seventeen parks, tennis center with 13 courts, another 55 courts at other locations, two theater groups, 200-seat theater, dance company. Bowling alley, lawn bowling. Youth Family Center at Columbia Middle School. Trails to Bay, picnic grounds, playground, next to a 100-acre wildlife preserve.
Shopping centers abound.
Great variety of restaurants. City commissions art for public places. Night life showing some sizzle on Murphy Street. Palace night club popular. Sunnyvale offers a lot of choice in housing, across the price spectrum.