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The Berkeley rental market, measured.
Six tools and datasets we maintain for students, parents, and anyone trying to understand what renting near UC Berkeley actually costs. Each one names its sources and carries the date it was last verified.
DatasetVerified 2026-07-22
Berkeley Student Rent Index
Asking rents by neighborhood and bedroom count from six sources, side by side, with the measure and period on every row. Downloadable as CSV and JSON.
OpenStatisticsVerified 2026-07-22
Berkeley student housing statistics
The numbers behind the market: enrollment, campus bed capacity, dorm rates, city rents, transit, and safety. Every figure sourced and dated.
OpenPlaybookVerified 2026-07-22
International student housing in Berkeley
Rent from abroad without a US credit score, SSN, or cosigner. A checklist tuned to your stage, documents, and budget.
OpenCalculatorVerified 2026-07-07
Berkeley apartment cost calculator
The true monthly cost of a Berkeley apartment: rent, PG&E, water, internet, laundry, and the one-time fees, by neighborhood and roommate count.
OpenMapVerified 2026-07-07
Berkeley apartment noise map
Which blocks are loud and why, by neighborhood and noise source. Includes the answer to whether BART will wake you up. It will not.
OpenLookupVerified 2026-07-07
Berkeley rent control lookup
Check whether a unit is covered by Berkeley's rent ordinance, what the 2026 increase cap is, and how to verify a landlord's registration.
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