Berkeley's Current Status
  How To Meet State Regional Housing Needs Requirement of 8,934 new housing units by 2031

Based on the information provided in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Progress table for Berkeley, the city needs a total of 7,280 housing units remaining to meet its RHNA goal for the current planning cycle.

The current planning period (6th Cycle) for Berkeley runs from January 31, 2023, to January 31, 2031. 

The total assigned RHNA for this period is 8,934 units. 

As of the reporting year (2024), Berkeley has completed 1,654 units toward this goal, leaving the remaining need of 7,280 housing units

The remaining RHNA allocation needed by income category is detailed below:

Total Units Remaining to Meet RHNA

Above Moderate-Income

2,348 units

Moderate-Income

1,357 units

Low-Income

1,325 units

Very Low-Income

1,249 units

Additionally, the total remaining need for Extremely Low-Income (ELI) housing is 1,220 units. 

The total ELI housing need is 1,223, which is determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1) and is typically assumed to be half of the very low-income RHNA.