Berkeley, CA

Central Berkeley

Neighborhood Overview

Buy:
$459K - $4.2M

For Sale on Trulia:

14 homes

Rent:
$950 - $5.4K

For Rent on Trulia:

84 homes

To Downtown San Francisco:
30 minutes

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What Locals Say about Central Berkeley

At least 29 Trulia users voted on each feature.

98 % Say there are sidewalks
97 % Say it's walkable to restaurants
92 % Say it's dog friendly
79 % Say parking is easy
76 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores
71 % Say people would walk alone at night
64 % Say neighbors are friendly
62 % Say there's wildlife
62 % Say kids play outside
61 % Say yards are well-kept
53 % Say streets are well-lit
50 % Say car is needed
45 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years
44 % Say there's holiday spirit
38 % Say there are community events
34 % Say it's quiet

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.

Joiyao
Resident
7y ago
"Nice people, trees, active police and good food make this a good place to live. Look at the sidewalks and streets in the area stick to well paved areas."
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Shamar a. J. M.
Resident
8y ago
"South Berkeley is a transitioning neighborhood as most places around America there is gentrification going on. Berkeley overall is a good place to live with good schools"
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Joiyao
Prev. Resident
8y ago
"I used to live here and the neighborhood is nice to live and work in. They are really cleaning things up "
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walzer
11y ago
"Walk to entertainment, supermarket and transportation. Includes detached 500 sq ft. art studio"
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Rie Y.
12y ago
"This is a fairly quiet street, with some foot and car traffic since it connects to Sacramento Street and University Ave. But it's much more neighborhood-oriented than it seems, and close to daycare/dog park/cafe/bakery."
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mysolosusan
14y ago
"I live almost on the corner of Bancroft and Roosevelt, and have lived in central Berkeley for two straight decades now. It's a great neighborhood - I see there's supposed to be a bit higher crime not far from here, but in all these years I've seen only one crime - a mugging wherein a Berkeley high graduate about 19 years old, tried to steal an earbud for a cell phone from a high school girl. He didn't get the earbud and the police caught him and a couple others with the minimum of fuss. That's it, although I've heard of a couple other small crimes more toward university. To live here is to feel very safe, and really be in walking distance to UC, and all kinds of shops, restaurants and so on. The little tot parks are real nice, especially the one on Roosevelt, and walking is very enjoyable due to all the lovely landscaping done in this area around private homes. Neighbors are great. I love living here except for having to get a parking permit - which is cheap and easy to do really."
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Schools

Shu Ren International School
PK-8
Private
NA
GreatSchools Rating
Parent Rating Average
My son is in his second year at this school. Because his birthday falls later in the year, he is repeating one more year of Pre-K 2, which means some of the themes are repeated (they have 5-6 different themes each year for different age group). What pleasantly surprised me is that even though the themes are the same, most of the content is updated each year. This means he is still learning new knowledge and participating in new activities.I also truly appreciate the teachers’ sense of responsibility, not only in academics, but also in caring for the children’s daily lives. Every day when I pick him up, he is happy and often doesn’t want to leave, which says a lot about his experience at school. The teachers are also very communicative and proactively share updates about his day. Both the lead teachers and assistant teachers know each child very well, which gives me great peace of mind.We feel very reassured and grateful.
Parent Review
3w ago
17 Reviews

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