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Walnut Heights, Walnut Creek
Walnut Heights in Walnut Creek: mid-century homes on larger lots, some on hillsides near open space, and the Walnut Heights Swim Club. A Tanja Odzak guide.
Where is Walnut Heights?
Walnut Heights is on the southwest side of Walnut Creek, a few minutes from downtown and close to the city's open space. Neighborhood edges vary from one source to the next, so two maps of Walnut Heights rarely match exactly.
At a glance: In the 12 months through September 2026, the median sale price of a single-family home in Walnut Heights was $1,615,000, across 23 sales. Homes sold for about 104.2% of their list price, and the middle sale took 10 days on the market.
Walnut Heights on the Map
Where Walnut Heights sits, with the streets and places around it.
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Homes for Sale in Walnut Heights
Current listings in Walnut Heights, updated from the MLS.
Walnut Heights Single Family Home Prices
Sales through September 30, 2026
Few sales, weak data. Walnut Heights had only 23 single-family sales in the last 12 months. Too little data means the numbers are weak, and weak numbers can misrepresent the market: one or two homes can swing every chart on this page. Read them as a rough guide, not a firm picture.
$1,615,000
Median sold price
5.1% down from the 12 months before
$1,704,293
Average sold price
5.8% down from the 12 months before
$2,800,000
Highest sold price
Sold May 21, 2026
23
Homes sold
Single-family homes
Median price by quarter
The middle sold price for each of the last eight full quarters. Each quarter is only about 7 sales, so a few homes can move it. Hover a dot for the quarter's sales count.
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Sale price vs. list price
The list price is what a home is advertised for. The sale price is what it sold for. Over 100% means homes sold for more than the list price. Last 12 months, 23 sales.
- $1,635,427
- Average list price
- $1,704,293
- Average sale price
- 22
- Average days on market
The middle sale took 10 days; a few slow ones pull the average up.
On average, homes sold for 4.2% above their list price.
How hot is the market?
How competitive buying is in Walnut Heights right now, from how homes actually sold.
Market temperature
52Warm
Homes in Walnut Heights sold for about 104.2% of their list price, and the middle sale took 10 days.
How it is scored: half comes from how far above list price homes sold (100% scores zero, 125% or more scores full) and half from how fast they sold (45 days scores zero, 5 days or fewer scores full). Both come from the MLS numbers on this page. It is a gauge we calculate, not an official industry score, and it changes as each month’s sales come in.
Price by number of bedrooms
Median sold price by bedroom count over the last 12 months. Few 5-bedroom homes sell here, so read that one with care.
Bigger bubble = more homes sold. The number inside is how many.
Homes sold by price range
Where the last 12 months of sales landed.
- Under $750K00%
- $750K to $1M14%
- $1M to $1.25M313%
- $1.25M to $1.5M626%
- $1.5M and up1357%
Price range by number of bedrooms
The lowest and highest sold price for each bedroom count over the last 12 months, with the median marked between them. The bar runs from the cheapest sale to the most expensive, so condition, lot and street explain most of the spread.
2 bedrooms (1 sold)
Median $846K$846K to $846K
3 bedrooms (10 sold)
Median $1.27M$1.14M to $1.65M
4 bedrooms (10 sold)
Median $2.04M$1.61M to $2.8M
5+ bedrooms (2 sold)
Median $1.95M$1.3M to $2.6M
lowest sale highest sale median
These numbers count single-family homes only. Condos, townhouses and attached homes are left out. They are the single-family homes that closed in Walnut Heights, from the MLS. A neighborhood this size can swing from one quarter to the next on a handful of sales, so these show where the market has been, not what your home will sell for. When doing neighborhood stats, it is imperative to use the correct boundaries, as overlapping into adjacent neighborhoods may skew results. These numbers cover only homes the MLS lists under Walnut Heights. Want the numbers for your street? Ask Tanja.
Source: Bridge MLS, through IDX Broker. Based on closed sales listed under the Walnut Heights area in the MLS. List price and days on market: Bridge MLS, for the same sales. Information is believed accurate but not guaranteed.
How did Walnut Heights develop?
Walnut Heights is one of the older residential areas in Walnut Creek. Its first homes date to the early 1940s, and most were built from the 1940s through the 1960s, as the walnut orchards and ranches that once covered the valley gave way to the building boom after World War II. Because it filled in over several decades rather than all at once, its homes vary more in age, size, and style from street to street than in neighborhoods built by a single developer.
What kind of homes are in Walnut Heights?
Mostly single-family homes of three to five bedrooms, many of them mid-century ranch homes, and many updated over the years with remodels and additions. Lots tend to be larger than in the neighborhoods nearer downtown, and some sit on hillside or ridge-edge parcels that back toward open space, which is where the privacy and the occasional view come from.
What should you look for in a Walnut Heights home? On a sloped or hillside lot, look at the drainage, any retaining walls, the steps from the street, and the driveway, and weigh them against what you want in a home day to day. Homes from the 1940s through the 1960s are old enough that the basics deserve a close look too: the electrical panel, the original plumbing, the roof, and the foundation. Ask about past additions and whether they had permits. Walnut Creek protects trees 9 inches or more in diameter, native oaks especially, and hillside zoning adds grading and ridgeline standards, so check with the City before planning a big project. There's no ordinance requiring a sewer lateral certificate in Walnut Creek, however a sewer lateral inspection is recommended.
What schools are in Walnut Heights?
Walnut Heights Elementary School, on Walnut Boulevard, shares the neighborhood's name. It is a public elementary school for kindergarten through grade 5 in the Walnut Creek School District. Indian Valley Elementary School on Marshall Drive and Walnut Creek Intermediate on Walnut Boulevard are close by, and Las Lomas High School, in the Acalanes Union High School District, is on South Main Street. School boundaries don't follow neighborhood names, so check the district's boundary map for any address you're considering. The Walnut Creek page lists the public and private schools across the city.
Is there a swim club in Walnut Heights?
Yes. The Walnut Heights Swim Club, on Vallecito Lane, is a member-owned club with its own summer swim team, the Walnut Heights Otters. Members use it through the season to swim, exercise, barbecue, and get together. Membership is optional and has its own fee.
What is nearby?
The city's open space is close by, part of the network of ridgelines Walnut Creek bought and preserved after a 1974 bond measure, with miles of trails. Downtown Walnut Creek, with Broadway Plaza, the Lesher Center for the Arts, and a Sunday farmers market on Locust Street, is a few minutes away. The paved Iron Horse Regional Trail runs through the city for running and biking, and Walnut Creek's youth club programs, from swim teams to Little League, club soccer, and lacrosse, are all a short drive away.
How do you get around from Walnut Heights?
Walnut Heights is close to Highway 24 and Interstate 680, which meet at the edge of downtown, and the Walnut Creek BART station is a short drive away. Lafayette is a few minutes west along Highway 24.
What should sellers in Walnut Heights know?
Walnut Creek has no extra city transfer tax, only Contra Costa County's. There's no ordinance requiring a sewer lateral certificate in Walnut Creek, however a sewer lateral inspection is recommended. Homes that back up to open space may be in a High fire hazard severity zone on the state's 2025 map, so check the address; for those homes, the sale includes a routine defensible space inspection, which looks at how plants and brush are kept around the house. It is also worth confirming whether an address is inside city limits, since some nearby areas with Walnut Creek addresses are in unincorporated Contra Costa County. My Walnut Creek home selling page explains the steps.
What draws buyers to Walnut Heights?
Buyers who look at Walnut Heights are usually drawn to its larger lots, its mid-century homes, the privacy and views on the hillside parcels, the Walnut Heights Swim Club, and how close it sits to downtown, the freeways, and open space.
Why do homeowners sell in Walnut Heights?
Homeowners move on for all kinds of reasons including (but not limited to): upsizing to a second or third home, divorce, relocating for work, or the passing of a family member.
Work with an agent who knows Walnut Creek homes
Tanja Odzak knows what to check on a sloped lot and in a mid-century home, from drainage and retaining walls to the electrical panel and the sewer line, and how a Walnut Creek sale works. If you're weighing a move to Walnut Heights, that's worth a conversation.
What is Walnut Heights?
Tanja Odzak is a Top East Bay Realtor with eXp Realty, helping buyers and sellers in Walnut Creek and across the East Bay. Walnut Heights is an established residential neighborhood on the southwest side of Walnut Creek, known for mid-century single-family homes on larger lots than you'll find closer to downtown, many with mature landscaping, and some set on hillside or ridge-edge parcels with views and open space behind them. Walnut Heights Elementary School, which shares its name, is on Walnut Boulevard.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Walnut Heights?
In the 12 months through September 2026, the median sale price of a single-family home in Walnut Heights was $1,615,000 and the average was $1,704,293, based on 23 sales. The highest sale was $2,800,000. These numbers count single-family homes only, with no condos, townhouses or attached homes.
How fast do homes sell in Walnut Heights?
Single-family homes in Walnut Heights that sold in the 12 months through September 2026 spent an average of 22 days on the market, and the middle sale took 10 days.
Do homes in Walnut Heights sell above the list price?
In the 12 months through September 2026, single-family homes in Walnut Heights sold for about 104.2% of their list price on average, which is 4.2% above the list price. The average list price was $1,635,427 and the average sale price was $1,704,293.
Is Walnut Heights a competitive market?
Our market temperature for Walnut Heights is 52 out of 100, which reads "Warm". It combines how far above list price homes sold with how fast they sold, in the 12 months through September 2026.
Where is Walnut Heights in Walnut Creek?
On the southwest side of Walnut Creek, a few minutes from downtown and close to the city's open space. Its edges vary from one source to the next.
When were Walnut Heights homes built?
The first homes date to the early 1940s, and most were built from the 1940s through the 1960s.
How big are most homes in Walnut Heights?
Mostly mid-century single-family homes of three to five bedrooms on larger lots, some on hillside or ridge-edge parcels that back toward open space.
Does Walnut Heights have a swim team?
Yes, the Walnut Heights Swim Club on Vallecito Lane, a member-owned club with a summer swim team, the Walnut Heights Otters. Membership is optional.
What should I check on a hillside home in Walnut Heights?
Drainage, retaining walls, the steps and driveway, and the fire zone for the address, along with the usual checks on an older home. There's no ordinance requiring a sewer lateral certificate in Walnut Creek, however a sewer lateral inspection is recommended.
Which school shares Walnut Heights' name?
Walnut Heights Elementary School is on Walnut Boulevard. It is a public elementary school for kindergarten through grade 5 in the Walnut Creek School District.
