Berkeley Hills

Berkeley, CA

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Berkeley Hills - Berkeley, CA Area Guide

Located about two miles east of central Berkeley, the neighborhood of Berkeley Hills offers spacious houses for rent with modern kitchens and stunning views of the hills, valleys, canyons, and San Francisco Bay. Locals in this neighborhood love to hang out at breathtaking, 2,000-acre Tilden Regional Park with its carousel, hiking trails, scenic views, picnic areas, and swimming holes. Enjoy the much smaller Berkeley Rose Garden with its terraced plantings of roses and views of San Francisco Bay. If you like rock climbing or bouldering, visit Grotto Rock Park or Cragmont Rock Park, which also features views of the Bay. Buy beautiful 19th- and 20th-century Japanese prints at the Scriptum art gallery, and perch atop the fiberglass whale at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Savor some American cuisine at Foothill restaurant.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Berkeley Hills is $1,559 for a studio, $1,416 for one bedroom, $2,682 for two bedrooms, and $3,235 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Berkeley Hills has increased by 0.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 254 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,559/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 821 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,416/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 868 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,682/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 0 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,235/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

20 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

20 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Remillard Park
  • Cragmont Rock Park
  • Codornices Park
  • Berkeley Rose Garden
  • Glendale La Loma Park

Airports

  • Metro Oakland International
  • San Francisco International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.