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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	PROGRAMS
Alameda	Certified	45%	. 1%	47
Albany	Certified	52%	. 0%	42
American Canyon	Certified	53%	. 1%	26
Antioch	Certified	62%	. 1%	67
Atherton	Adopted	N/A	. 10%	N/A
Belmont	Certified	47%	. 2%	N/A
Belvedere	Adopted	N/A	. 0%	N/A
Benicia	Certified	53%	. 0%	50
Berkeley	Certified	56%	. 3%	52
Brentwood	Certified	57%	. 2%	58
Brisbane	Certified	N/A	. 0%	31
Burlingame	Certified	40%	. 11%	53
Calistoga	Certified	40%	. 0%	20
Campbell	Certified	46%	. 1%	108
Clayton	Adopted	N/A	. 0%	N/A
Cloverdale	Certified	62%	. 22%	16
Colma	Certified	N/A	. 0%	33
Concord	Certified	57%	. 14%	29
Corte Madera	Certified	49%	. 1%	19
Cotati	Certified	50%	. 0%	31
Cupertino	Certified	37%	. 1%	N/A
Daly City	Certified	57%	. 0%	N/A
Danville	Certified	42%	. 1%	72
Dixon	Certified	40%	. 52%	25
Dublin	Certified	43%	. 0%	42
East Palo Alto	Certified	58%	. 7%	94
El Cerrito	Certified	48%	. 0%	15
Emeryville	Certified	47%	. 12%	115
Fairfax	Certified	49%	. 2%	43
Fairfield	Certified	54%	. 17%	32
Foster City	Certified	34%	. 0%	106
Fremont	Certified	40%	. 3%	93
Gilroy	Certified	57%	. 2%	64
Half Moon Bay	In Progress	38%	. 8%	N/A
Hayward	Certified	53%	. 14%	120
Healdsburg	Certified	48%	. 0%	61
Hercules	Certified	44%	. 0%	N/A
Hillsborough	Certified	N/A	. 10%	118
Lafayette	Adopted	35%	. 0%	N/A
Larkspur	Certified	51%	. 2%	N/A
Livermore	Certified	51%	. 0%	118
Los Altos Hills	Certified	N/A	. 0%	53
Los Altos	Certified	25%	. 0%	59
Los Gatos	Certified	43%	. 2%	N/A
Martinez	Adopted	43%	. 0%	N/A
Menlo Park	Certified	43%	. 3%	69
Mill Valley	Certified	40%	. 3%	42
Millbrae	Certified	43%	. 1%	59
Milpitas	Certified	43%	. 0%	24
Monte Sereno	Certified	N/A	. 12%	N/A
Moraga	Certified	47%	. 0%	43
Morgan Hill	Certified	52%	. 0%	66
Mountain View	Certified	39%	. 4%	32
Napa	Certified	55%	. 3%	48
Newark	Certified	47%	. 0%	45
Novato	Certified	59%	. 6%	48
Oakland	Certified	52%	. 3%	122
Oakley	Certified	49%	. 0%	21
Orinda	Certified	43%	. 0%	33
Pacifica	In Progress	42%	. 1%	N/A
Palo Alto	Certified	41%	. 2%	N/A
Petaluma	Certified	50%	. 8%	29
Piedmont	Certified	N/A	. 7%	77
Pinole	Certified	54%	. 16%	23
Pittsburg	Certified	62%	. 2%	N/A
Pleasant Hill	Certified	39%	. 0%	57
Pleasanton	Certified	46%	. 0%	55
Portola Valley	Adopted	N/A	. 16%	N/A
Redwood City	Certified	53%	. 2%	46
Richmond	Certified	57%	. 0%	89
Rio Vista	Certified	46%	. 0%	22
Rohnert Park	Certified	64%	. 0%	84
Ross	Certified	N/A	. 8%	43
Saint Helena	Certified	47%	. 0%	53
San Anselmo	Certified	56%	. 7%	151
San Bruno	Certified	46%	. 16%	N/A
San Carlos	Certified	40%	. 0%	38
San Francisco	Certified	37%	. 3%	36
San Jose	Certified	52%	. 3%	125
San Leandro	Certified	55%	. 2%	129
San Mateo	Certified	49%	. 2%	N/A
San Pablo	Certified	59%	. 27%	56
San Rafael	Certified	55%	. 3%	46
San Ramon	Certified	48%	. 0%	24
Santa Clara	Certified	44%	. 7%	18
Santa Rosa	In Progress	54%	. 22%	42
Saratoga	Certified	30%	. 2%	54
Sausalito	In Progress	38%	. 2%	35
Sebastopol	Certified	43%	. 51%	26
Sonoma	Certified	60%	. 1%	33
South San Francisco	Certified	52%	. 5%	113
Suisun City	Certified	51%	. 0%	28
Sunnyvale	Certified	36%	. 4%	45
Tiburon	Certified	44%	. 0%	42
Unincorporated Alameda	Certified	N/A	. 12%	N/A
Unincorporated Contra Costa	Certified	N/A	. 3%	37
Unincorporated Marin	In Progress	N/A	. 6%	33
Unincorporated Napa	Certified	N/A	. 24%	53
Unincorporated San Mateo	In Progress	N/A	. 18%	N/A
Unincorporated Santa Clara	Certified	N/A	. 0%	N/A
Unincorporated Solano	Certified	N/A	. 11%	26
Unincorporated Sonoma	Certified	N/A	. 5%	115
Union City	Certified	47%	. 1%	38
Vacaville	Certified	54%	. 0%	40
Vallejo	Certified	59%	. 2%	N/A
Walnut Creek	Certified	43%	. 1%	70
Windsor	Certified	56%	. 39%	43
Woodside	Certified	N/A	. 9%	N/A
Yountville	Certified	60%	. 0%	N/A

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