Walnut, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Walnut is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of eastern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 28,430. The greater Walnut Valley is located between the steep San Jose Hills to the north and the gently sloping Puente Hills to the south. Quality housing consists of master-planned single family homes ranging in size from 1,800 to 11,200 sq ft (170 to 1,040 m2). The city hosts a highly ranked public school system: the Walnut Valley Unified School District, which has been ranked by numerous sources as one of the top public school districts in Southern California, as well as Mt. San Antonio College. The city covers nearly 9 sq …

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How Walnut ranks

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#31Best schools in CA #52Highest graduation rate in CA #133Most educated in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code91788, 91789

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Living in Walnut

Housing in Walnut

$1.17M▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Walnut home is worth about $1,170,000, up 1.8% in a year, 53% above the California typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market36

Sale-to-list101.7%

Sold in May12

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Safety in Walnut

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Walnut reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less. Within California, it does better than 73% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Walnut 1

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Walnut 11.6

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Walnut

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Walnut’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 89% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#31Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictWalnut Valley UnifiedSchools11

Stanley G. Oswalt AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 879 students Leonard G. Westhoff ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 654 students Vejar ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 631 students Collegewood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 606 students Cyrus J. Morris ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 485 students Suzanne MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,190 students

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.