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FAQs

What is the rental vacancy rate at Berkeley? ›

Among Berkeley residents, there is a homeowner vacancy rate of 0.3% and a rental vacancy rate of 2.8% from a total of 49,137 units.

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Residence Hall contracts include a standard Blue meal plan which can also be upgraded to another plan. Consider joining our optional Theme Programs and be a big part of a small community within your residence hall.

The median rent in Berkeley rose by 2.4% over the course of May, and has now decreased by a total of 8.2% over the past 12 months. Berkeley's rent growth over the past year has has fallen behind both the state (-0.9%) and national averages (-0.8%).

Every effort is made to honor your housing preferences; however, room and hall assignments are made according to a randomly assigned lottery number system, and not all students will receive housing in their preferences.

University administration created this measure to address U.C. Berkeley's severe housing shortage. Right now, the university only houses 22% of undergraduate and 9% of graduate students, providing only about 10,000 beds for 45,000 students.

If you are an incoming freshmen at UC Berkeley, you are generally ensured a spot for on-campus housing. While it might be cheaper to live off-campus, I highly recommend choosing to live on-campus during your first year.

Surveys show that while students live all over the Bay Area, most prefer to live in Berkeley or nearby communities, such as Albany, El Cerrito, or Rockridge. For those who enjoy city living, San Francisco is a good option.

How many students at Berkeley are homeless? ›

Basic needs insecurity, the lack of resources for necessities that support well-being, has pervaded U.S. universities for decades. Berkeley is no exception, where 39 percent of undergraduates report food insecurity, and 10 percent of undergraduate and graduate students report homelessness.

The vacancy rate is the percentage of all available units in a rental property, such as a hotel or apartment complex, that are vacant or unoccupied at a particular time. A vacancy rate is the opposite of the occupancy rate, which is the percentage of units in a rental property that are occupied.

Generally, a 5% to 10% rental vacancy rate is considered healthy. This means there are enough available properties to meet demand but not so many that there is an oversupply of units.

To determine the locations with the highest rental vacancy rates, researchers calculated the percentage of rental homes that were vacant in 2023. Here is a summary of the data for California: Rental vacancy rate: 4.4% Percentage of households that rent: 44.2%

Generally, Berkeley's rent control law governs rent levels; changes to existing rent levels based on changes in space, services, number of occupants, or a rental unit's condition; security deposit interest; and good causes to evict.