Berkeley Housing Survey
Where Berkeley's Polisci Graduate Students Live and What it Costs
In March 2002 the Political Science Department did a survey of its graduate students to find out where they live, how they get to campus, how they found housing and what it costs. The following are a summary of what we found. It is based on responses from 55 current students.
- How long does it take you, on average, to get from your home to Barrows Hall (home of the Political Science Department)?
- 15 minutes or less 16
- 16 - 30 minutes 28
- 31 - 45 minutes 5
- 46 - 60 minutes 3
- What is your typical mode of transportation from your home to the University?
- Walking 15
- Bike 11
- Car or motorcycle 4
- Bus 7
- BART 1
- Depends on weather 11
- What sort of living arrangement do you have?
- Studio apartment 9
- One bedroom apartment 17
- Two or more bedroom apt 21
- Group house 6
- Non-shared house 2
- How much do you pay monthly in rent?
- Studio apartment $400 - >$1000
- One bedroom apartment $475 - >$1000
- Two or more bedroom apt $625 - $1600
- Group house $480 - $1150
- Non-shared house $1400
- How did you find the place where you are living?
- Cal housing listing 10
- Friends 8
- UC family housing 3
- Family 2
- Commercial search services 16
- Craigslist 10
- Polisci staff 1
- Driving Around 1
- Newspaper ad 4
- Off-market/informal 2
