Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$1,576,726
$2,127

Housing Market Overview

Metric Berkeley California Avg US Average
Median Home Price $1,576,726 $642,203 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 26.0% 10.0% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $2,127 $1,955 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 5.8% 6.0% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Berkeley
California
United States
Year Berkeley California United States
Median Rent Over Time
Berkeley
California
United States
Year Berkeley California United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 14.5 yearly household incomes in Berkeley.

Metric Berkeley California Avg US Average
Median Home Price $1,576,726 $642,203 $242,182
Median Household Income $109,042 $96,718 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 14.5 6.6 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Berkeley California Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 38.9% 51.6% 58.2%
Rental Rate 50.9% 40.9% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 10.3% 7.6% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 13.0 15.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2013 2011 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Berkeley California Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.30 people 2.85 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1951 1975 1978
Median Number of Rooms 4.3 5.0 5.5