Living here
Cost of living in Walnut Creek
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,613/mo
94% above US
Median home value
$1,031,100
240% above US
Median household income
$135,665
73% above US
Rent as share of income
23%
US 21%
Home price to income
7.6×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
9.25%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Walnut Creek compares
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Questions
Is Walnut Creek expensive to live in?
Housing in Walnut Creek is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,613 (94% above US) and the median home value is $1,031,100 (240% above US).
How much is rent in Walnut Creek?
The median gross rent is $2,613 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $2,088, 1 bedroom $2,290, 2 bedrooms $2,805, 3 bedrooms $3,592, 4 bedrooms $4,250.
How much of their income do renters spend in Walnut Creek?
At the median, a year’s rent ($31,356) equals about 23% of the median household income ($135,665); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Walnut Creek?
Sales tax is 9.25% and property taxes run about 0.67% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; CDTFA California City & County Sales & Use Tax Rates.