HOW MUCH HOUSING IS REQUIRED TO HOUSE APPLE AND GOOGLE EMPLOYEES

Apple Park and the Googleplex employ thousands, and Google's Downtown West will do the same, straining the housing supply across the valley. To visualize the impact, these maps show what would happen if the workforces for each campus resided in nearby residences in the cities of Cupertino, Mountain View and San Jose, respectively.

Apple Park, Cupertino

Opened: 2017. Number of employees: 12,000

Googleplex and vicinity, Mountain View

Since 2003. Number of employees: 23,000

Google’s Downtown West, San Jose

Opening 2028, Number of employees: 22,500

Source: Analysis of Santa Clara County Assessor's data for FY 2018, Sean Myers, NBC Bay Area Existing single-family homes needed to house all Google employees around Downtown West

PAI/BAY AREA NEWS GROUP Existing single- and multi-family homes needed to house all Google employees around Downtown West

Existing single-family homes needed to house all Google employees in Mountain View

Existing single- and multi-family homes needed to house all Google employees in Mountain View

Existing single-family homes needed to house all Apple Park employees in Cupertino

Existing single- and multi-family homes needed to house all Apple Park employees in Cupertino