Walnut Creek
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About Walnut Creek
City in California, United StatesWalnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, approximately 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of the city of Oakland and 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of San Francisco. Walnut Creek has a total population of 70,127 per the 2020 census, is located at the junction of the highways from Sacramento and San Jose (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24), and is accessible by BART. The city shares its borders with Clayton, Lafayette, Alamo, Pleasant Hill and Concord.
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Housing in Walnut Creek
The typical Walnut Creek home is worth about $993,000, up 1.1% in a year, 30% above the California typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Walnut Creek
Safety Grade C-
Walnut Creek reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Schools in Walnut Creek
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The public schools Walnut Creek’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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