Berkeley, CA
120,257Residents
$108,092Median household income
$2,133/moMedian gross rent
$1,413,900Median home value
33.2Median age
75%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
44%Homes lived in by their owners
13.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 24% of the median household income in Berkeley.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $85,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $5,223 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $85,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.