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Cities are measured based on their progress towards their affordable housing goals, compliance with the Housing Elements, community conditions and equitable policies.

Bay Area Cities and Counties

Select from the following list of Bay Area cities and counties to see more information on their housing element plan status, local demographics, affordable housing goals and policies and programs.

CITY	HOUSING ELEMENT	RENT BURDEN	AFFORDABLE HOUSING PERMITTED	POLICIES
Alameda	Certified	45%	. 67%	66
Albany	Certified	52%	. 48%	101
American Canyon	Certified	53%	. 228%	78
Antioch	Certified	62%	. 112%	112
Atherton	Adopted	N/A	. 193%	55
Belmont	In Progress	47%	. 103%	39
Belvedere	In Progress	N/A	. 0%	30
Benicia	Certified	53%	. 3%	110
Berkeley	Certified	56%	. 70%	119
Brentwood	Certified	57%	. 6%	42
Brisbane	Certified	N/A	. 20%	171
Burlingame	Certified	40%	. 55%	83
Calistoga	Certified	40%	. 792%	198
Campbell	Certified	46%	. 8%	122
Clayton	Adopted	N/A	. 20%	73
Cloverdale	Certified	62%	. 218%	96
Colma	Certified	N/A	. 290%	61
Concord	Certified	57%	. 6%	264
Corte Madera	Certified	49%	. 224%	120
Cotati	Certified	50%	. 71%	62
Cupertino	Certified	37%	. 15%	27
Daly City	In Progress	57%	. 110%	71
Danville	Certified	42%	. 44%	87
Dixon	Certified	40%	. 306%	43
Dublin	Certified	43%	. 6%	127
East Palo Alto	Certified	58%	. 171%	262
El Cerrito	Certified	48%	. 64%	70
Emeryville	Certified	47%	. 50%	111
Fairfax	Certified	49%	. 391%	62
Fairfield	Certified	54%	. 43%	94
Foster City	Certified	34%	. 62%	183
Fremont	Certified	40%	. 55%	163
Gilroy	Certified	57%	. 280%	101
Half Moon Bay	In Progress	38%	. 83%	72
Hayward	Certified	53%	. 33%	140
Healdsburg	Certified	48%	. 118%	112
Hercules	In Progress	44%	. 7%	37
Hillsborough	Certified	N/A	. 254%	60
Lafayette	In Progress	35%	. 8%	119
Larkspur	In Progress	51%	. 124%	163
Livermore	Certified	51%	. 18%	229
Los Altos Hills	Certified	N/A	. 129%	69
Los Altos	Certified	25%	. 41%	106
Los Gatos	Certified	43%	. 22%	91
Martinez	Adopted	43%	. 0%	76
Menlo Park	Certified	43%	. 108%	114
Mill Valley	Certified	40%	. 186%	113
Millbrae	Certified	43%	. 45%	21
Milpitas	Certified	43%	. 21%	96
Monte Sereno	Certified	N/A	. 222%	28
Moraga	Certified	47%	. 3%	70
Morgan Hill	Certified	52%	. 201%	92
Mountain View	Certified	39%	. 42%	94
Napa	Certified	55%	. 134%	104
Newark	Certified	47%	. 39%	52
Novato	Certified	59%	. 116%	97
Oakland	Certified	52%	. 63%	457
Oakley	Certified	49%	. 55%	51
Orinda	Certified	43%	. 0%	91
Pacifica	Adopted	42%	. 38%	38
Palo Alto	Certified	41%	. 18%	280
Petaluma	Certified	50%	. 95%	214
Piedmont	Certified	N/A	. 223%	117
Pinole	Certified	54%	. 145%	92
Pittsburg	Adopted	62%	. 72%	67
Pleasant Hill	Certified	39%	. 6%	115
Pleasanton	Certified	46%	. 29%	128
Portola Valley	Adopted	N/A	. 54%	57
Redwood City	Certified	53%	. 85%	57
Richmond	Certified	57%	. 85%	77
Rio Vista	Certified	46%	. 6%	59
Rohnert Park	Certified	64%	. 123%	122
Ross	Certified	N/A	. 100%	109
Saint Helena	Certified	47%	. 134%	108
San Anselmo	Certified	56%	. 226%	205
San Bruno	Adopted	46%	. 79%	52
San Carlos	Certified	40%	. 14%	133
San Francisco	Certified	37%	. 79%	255
San Jose	Certified	52%	. 24%	296
San Leandro	Certified	55%	. 40%	254
San Mateo	Certified	49%	. 42%	85
San Pablo	Certified	59%	. 111%	60
San Rafael	Certified	55%	. 74%	100
San Ramon	Certified	48%	. 41%	82
Santa Clara	Certified	44%	. 75%	43
Santa Rosa	Certified	54%	. 100%	119
Saratoga	Certified	30%	. 46%	23
Sausalito	In Progress	38%	. 187%	43
Sebastopol	Certified	43%	. 235%	124
Sonoma	Certified	60%	. 128%	88
South San Francisco	Certified	52%	. 35%	188
Suisun City	Certified	51%	. 115%	78
Sunnyvale	Certified	36%	. 22%	99
Tiburon	Certified	44%	. 3%	75
Unincorporated Alameda	In Progress	N/A	. 105%	86
Unincorporated Contra Costa	Certified	N/A	. 63%	99
Unincorporated Marin	In Progress	N/A	. 287%	134
Unincorporated Napa	Certified	N/A	. 53%	128
Unincorporated San Mateo	Adopted	N/A	. 117%	114
Unincorporated Santa Clara	In Progress	N/A	. 225%	86
Unincorporated Solano	Certified	N/A	. 496%	21
Unincorporated Sonoma	Certified	N/A	. 499%	157
Union City	Certified	47%	. 3%	100
Vacaville	Certified	54%	. 74%	205
Vallejo	In Progress	59%	. 13%	118
Walnut Creek	Certified	43%	. 15%	188
Windsor	Certified	56%	. 303%	80
Woodside	Adopted	N/A	. 211%	75
Yountville	Certified	60%	. 38%	48

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