Buying a Home in Walnut Creek, CA - The Torrey Team Real Estate

Buying a home in Walnut Creek, CA, is popular among families because there’s more space and it’s away from the city. Along with the surrounding communities of Concord, Clayton and Danville have been some of the most desirable areas of the East Bay for decades.

Walnut Creek is in Diablo Valley and is a 45-minute to an hour drive from San Francisco. The Bay Area Rapid Transit has routes accessible throughout the Diablo and San Ramon Valleys.

Buying a Home in Walnut Creek

Buying a home in Walnut Creek is a great investment, not to mention you’d become a part of an outstanding community. Any service or convenience you can imagine can be found close by. Here are a few reasons we love Walnut Creek.

A Kid-friendly Community

Walnut Creek has lots of space for kids to play outside. It has abundant cultural and natural attractions like Heather Farm Park and Lindsay Wildlife Experience.

There are also numerous sporting activities. Kids can enjoy tennis, baseball, swimming, gymnastics, basketball, and more. Visit the Walnut Creek Tennis Center and Shadelands Sports Mall for more info.

Also, Mt. Diablo State Park is near Walnut Creek and is outstanding for hiking and other outdoor activities. From the top of Mt. Diablo, you can see a large swath of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern end of the Sacramento Valley, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Great Schools

The top elementary schools in Walnut Creek are Tice Creek, Eagle Peak Montessori, Walnut Acres, Buena Vista, and Valle Verde. There’s Tice Creek, Eagle Peak, Contra Costa School of Performing Arts, Foothill, and Walnut Creek Intermediate School for middle school. Contra Costa, Northgate, and Las Lomas top the list for high schools.

Close to the Bay

In the 1970s, people began moving to the Diablo Valley while commuting to the Bay Area for work. Throughout the 1980s and ’90s, the growth was incredible as the area offered a more urban environment and feel that Northern California is famous for. In addition, more affordable housing prices.

Very Affordable Compared to the Bay Area

The median sales price of a home in San Francisco County at the time of this writing is roughly $1.37mil vs. $725,000 in Contra Costa County. Walnut Creek comes in at just under $800,000, Concord around $710,000, and Clayton a little over $1mil. Lower prices, less congestion, and one of the most beautiful areas of the world with world-class destinations all within driving distance.

(These values are current as of this writing. If you’re curious about the value of your home in Walnut Creek, please click here for our contact page for a more precise estimate.)

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