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Berkeley is a mid-size city of 120,257 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 17 miles from Vallejo, CA and 41 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
120,257people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,133/moRent
74° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 120,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,528 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 17 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,916/mo)
- Median rent $2,133/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (636 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,023 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 19% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 27% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to OAK airport
- 11 mi to OAK (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 608 bars within 25 mi
- 1,598 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 157 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Alameda County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk