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What BestPlaces Users Say about Berkeley
Berkeley, California is a diverse and vibrant city located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Home to the renowned University of California, Berkeley, it is known for its progressive politics, cultural scene, and beautiful outdoor spaces. The following are summaries of user reviews from BestPlaces.net, a website that collects and shares information about different cities and neighborhoods.
- "Berkeley is a wonderful place to live. The culture and diversity are unbeatable. The city is also very environmentally friendly, which is important to me. The only downside is the high cost of living." - Sarah H.
- "I've lived in Berkeley for over 20 years and it's definitely a unique place. The combination of nature, academia, and activism is one of a kind. However, the cost of living and traffic can be challenging." - Jason L.
- "As a student at UC Berkeley, I love living here. The campus is beautiful and there's always something going on. The city itself is full of amazing restaurants and shops. The only downside is the housing prices, but it's worth it for the experience." - Olivia K.
- "I've lived in Berkeley for 5 years and I absolutely love it. The weather is perfect, there's a great music and arts scene, and the people are generally very open-minded. The only downside is the high crime rate in some areas, so it's important to be cautious." - Max C.
based on 14 ReviewsGet to know Berkeley with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Berkeley
Berkeley Life - 5/8/2007
Berkeley is a great city for students, close to sf, but enough of a small town feeling to allow you to focus. Lots of great food, the Berkeley Bowl makes shopping at any other grocery store seem pathetic. It's not a place I would want to stay after college though. With the number of homeless people and the incidents that you have to deal with a daily basis I can't imagine having a family
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Expensive Place - 7/23/2006
Berkeley is ethnically diverse, with liberal politics. There are a lot of homeless people and a lot of washed-up leftovers from the 60's. There are also a rapidly increasing number of extremely wealthy people. It is difficult to buy property unless you make lots of money, I mean lots. The weather is decent. For a town so expensive and so concerned about ecological sustainability, the air and water quality are not that great. Air quality is actually pretty bad. Berkeley feels tolerant yet elitist....it is a weird
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Berkeley has diversity like few others - 4/11/2006
You can basically be anybody you want to be here and that's fly. Though it's radical days of protesting have gone down, it still maintains the spirit of liberalism and acceptance. There is a huge gay population in Berkeley, as well as the SF Bay Area in general, and there's a large mix of all ethnicities here which is nice to see.
Lots of good indie music, and excellent food-- almost everything is gourmet and not that bad in price. you can cut back on fast food and try food from cultures around the world.
I'm from Los Angeles originally.. so I grew up on fast food, but I like the change. The weather is a bit cooler than southern california. and the sun is stronger here as well.. meaning, it feels like the sun is burning a hole through your head when it's out, but the second it goes away (and it does a lot.. unexpectedly) the temperature drops 10 degrees.. so have a jacket.
Commuting is super easy. Everybody here does Mass Transit, from Bus
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Living in Berkeley - 10/18/2005
Berkeley has a small town feel. A great deal of the people that came up in Berkeley in the 40's 50's 60's stayed in Berkely. It's the kind of town that you dont need a car. You can walk or take mass transit to just about every where you want to go. Extremely diverse ( eg. black, white, mexican, asia, straight, gay, transgender, low income to upper middle class neighborhoods. Set right off the SF bay it's a bit cooler in Berkeley opposed to Concord, Hayward, Hercules but central to all. A lot of movie theaters independant and regular franchise like AMC or UA. Plenty of different resturants, including Vegan to Raw choices. BUT Berkeley is too exspensive most people can not afford to live here, the average house thats squat big cost 500k easy and thats not a special looking house it's a small 2 bedroom with 1 bath. Cal Berkeley, Bayer Health Care are two of the big employers. This area is often referred to as BioTech
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