Southside

Berkeley, CA

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Southside - Berkeley, CA

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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 March 2025, the average apartment rent in Southside is $1,823 for a studio, $2,981 for one bedroom, $3,381 for two bedrooms, and $5,935 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Southside has decreased by -5.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 405 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,823/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 498 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,981/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 921 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,381/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,200 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $5,935/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

78

Very Walkable

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

58

Good Transit

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

The area around this property has good transit with many nearby transportation options.

61

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

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 2025.