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Median Home Price in Walnut Creek, CA

The median home value in Walnut Creek, CA is $1,032,096 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.51% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,032,096

Year-over-Year

+0.51%

Population

68,808

Walnut Creek ranks #119 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 34.8% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Contra Costa County, where the county-wide median is $781,899.

Housing affordability in Walnut Creek

Median household income in Walnut Creek is $130,432, so the typical home value is about 7.9× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek police recorded a violent crime rate of 280 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,898 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Walnut Creek

What is the average home price in Walnut Creek, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Walnut Creek, that value is $1,032,096. That's up 0.51% from a year earlier. It is about 34.8% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Walnut Creek expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Walnut Creek are more expensive than Contra Costa County as a whole, where the median is $781,899 — a difference of about 32.0%.

Is Walnut Creek affordable?

Median household income here is $130,432, so the typical home value is about 7.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Walnut Creek a safe place to live?

Walnut Creek police reported 280 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 68,808. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.