The Real Estate Market in Walnut Creek, California

Walnut Creek, California is a small city located in the Diablo Valley, close to Mount Diablo in the Bay Area of California. It is sixteen miles from Oakland and a thirty to forty minute drive from San Francisco. The population is around 65,000. Walnut Creek is considered very livable, with pleasant residential areas, good schools, upscale shopping, nice restaurants, open space with a lot of parks and trails, and has pleasant weather year round.
Walnut Creek offers the very popular BART transit system. BART stands for Bay Area Rapid Transit. The station is located in the newly revitalized downtown area and is used quite frequently for commutes to San Francisco and Oakland. The city is a great location for those who want to live in a small quiet community but work in the big city, with an easy commute option available to them.
Walnut Creek neighborhoods vary from neighborhoods that were established in the 1920s (Almond-Shuey neighborhood) , to neighborhoods that were established in the 50s (Parkmeade), 70s (Rudgear), and 80s(Beacon Ridge).
For a single family home, with three bedrooms, two baths, the prices range from around 600,000 to 700,000. The median income for a household is around 82K and the median income for a family is around 115K. Four percent of the population is considered below the poverty line. The median age for Walnut Creek is 45 years old.
There are five public school districts in the city that are all considered to be of good quality. There are also several options for private schools, grades K-12.
The main landmarks in Walnut Creek are Mount Diablo and Old Borges Ranch, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Walnut Creek is the headquarters of the NCAA Pac12 conference. The top employer of the city is John Muir Health, with over 4000 employees.