Southside

Berkeley, CA

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Southside - Berkeley, CA Area Guide

Southside is located near UC Berkeley and great Bay hiking!

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The Southside community is located near the University of California, Berkeley. Students and residents can enjoy a variety of fare offered at restaurants that surround this 40,000-student public research campus. Public transportation is abound thanks to the Bay Area Rapid Transit rail station and bus stops near Southside.

You’ll discover numerous coffee shops, two cinemas, and cool museums near the college’s campus buildings and bookstores. Residents and students are close by to the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, which is an exceptional hiking destination that overlooks the San Francisco Bay.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Southside is $3,672 for a studio, $2,130 for one bedroom, $2,773 for two bedrooms, and $3,799 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Southside has increased by 3.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 582 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,672/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 360 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,130/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 753 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,773/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 756 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,799/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • People's Park
  • Willard Park
  • University and Jepson Herbaria
  • Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
  • Botanical Garden at Berkeley

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.