What is the median home price in Berkeley in 2026?
Berkeley median is $1,525,000, at $825/sqft, with 14 days on market.
Berkeley home-buyer guide · 2026
Homes for sale in Berkeley — what the listing photos don't tell you.
Berkeley median home price in 2026: $1,525,000. Price per sqft: $825. Average days on market: 14. Academic, walkable, architecturally rich — North Berkeley, Elmwood, and the flats.
Roger Grubb has been transacting in Berkeley for 18 years and sees roughly 1-in-4 homes off-market before they hit MLS. If the home you want doesn't exist on Zillow yet, Roger may already know about it.
Berkeley insider knowledge
North Berkeley below Cedar holds value best. The flats around Sacramento St are where the value plays are — and where Roger had his +12% Sacramento St win in 2021.
What Berkeley isn't: A new-construction market — Berkeley is intentionally preserved, and the planning process is famously thoughtful (read: slow).
Berkeley home-buying FAQ
Is Berkeley a good place to buy a home?
Buyers who think of a house as a piece of history they’re lucky to steward — not a commodity to flip.
What schools serve Berkeley?
Key schools: Cragmont Elementary (rating 7/10), King Middle (rating 7/10), Berkeley High (rating 7/10).
What is Berkeley like as a community?
Where Roger sold a Sacramento St condo 12% over list in 12 days. Berkeley’s market is the East Bay’s most competitive, and the variety of stock (Victorian, Maybeck, Greene & Greene, modern infill) makes every block its own micro-market.
What kinds of buyers does Berkeley attract?
Architecture lovers, Academics, Walkability fanatics, Long-term hold.
What should I know about Berkeley before buying?
A new-construction market — Berkeley is intentionally preserved, and the planning process is famously thoughtful (read: slow). North Berkeley below Cedar holds value best. The flats around Sacramento St are where the value plays are — and where Roger had his +12% Sacramento St win in 2021.
How do I see homes for sale in Berkeley?
Roger Grubb is a 18-year Berkeley-area realtor. Call (510) 504-0402 to get on Roger's buyer list — he sees off-market homes in Berkeley before they hit MLS.
Buying in Berkeley? Start with one call.
Roger answers his own phone. (510) 504-0402.