The story of this market
The typical home in Walnut Creek, California sells for about $997,000, or $611 per square foot.
Prices are up +19.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 56 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,329 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+0.5%
CA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek maintains a competitive housing market with steady inventory levels and prices showing significant year-over-year growth. Buyers are finding a balanced environment where homes generally sell near asking prices, reflecting a stable demand profile.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Walnut Creek yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 4 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 6.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 18 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 24.96% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A prominent recreational facility serving the local community.
Large open space area providing trails and natural scenery.
Local park space for community recreation.
A major regional park featuring diverse recreational amenities.
A central shopping and dining destination for the city.
A significant regional trail corridor for walking and cycling.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (California) — Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act Special Parcel Tax Assessment: Levies an annual direct, non-ad valorem special tax directly on the parcel's secured property tax bill to fund designated community infrastructure (e.g., roads, sewer facilities, school facilities, emergency services) and repay municipal debt bonds. State (California) — California Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption: Reduces the taxable assessed value of the qualifying owner-occupied principal residence by $7,000 against the county assessment roll, generating a direct tax savings of approximately $70 annually (computed as $7,000 × 1% base rate). State (California) — California Proposition 13 Ad Valorem Real Property Tax: Establishes a base ad valorem tax rate capped at 1.0% of assessed value plus voter-approved local indebtedness and direct assessments (typically resulting in an effective tax rate of 1.1% to 1.25%).
Data sourced from U.S. News and Census-based profiles.
applies when — Parcels located within an established drainage area.
Fees assessed based on the amount of impervious surface area on the parcel to fund drainage infrastructure.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Title 9, Division 914.
applies when — Parcels utilizing On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS).
Governs location, installation, and maintenance standards to prevent environmental contamination.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Title 4, Division 414.
applies when — Parcels with property taxes remaining delinquent for five years or more.
Property becomes subject to public auction or acquisition by the county to satisfy tax debt.
California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 3691.
applies when — Parcels requiring construction or events that utilize public rights-of-way.
Requires an encroachment permit and compliance with county safety and access standards.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Title 10.
applies when — Triggered by the act of subdividing land or adjusting existing lot lines.
Requires adherence to county design standards, infrastructure improvements, and map filing processes.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Title 9.
Mandatory abatement of combustible materials and weeds to mitigate fire risk.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Title 4.
Prohibits conditions visible from public ways, including weeds exceeding 18 inches and accumulation of abandoned or broken items.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Title 7.
applies when — Parcels located within a FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA).
Requires compliance with specific floor elevation standards and acquisition of floodplain development permits.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Title 9, Division 914.
Property is reassessed to market value upon change in ownership or new construction; annual increases are capped at 2% for existing base year values.
Proposition 13 guidelines.
applies when — Must be the primary residence of the owner.
Reduces the taxable assessed value of the property by $7,000.
California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 218.
applies when — Parcels located within specific Tax Rate Areas (TRAs) that have approved voter-authorized debt.
Additional ad valorem tax rate applied to the assessed value based on the specific debt service requirements of the district.
Rates vary by TRA and are updated annually.
1% of the assessed value of the property as mandated by Proposition 13.
Governed by California Constitution Article XIIIA; administered by Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.