Walnut Creek is an incorporated city located 16 miles east of the city of Oakland. It lies in the East Bay region of the San Francsico Bay Area. While not as large as neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the neighboring cities within central Contra Costa County, due in part to its location at the junction of the highways fromSacramento and San Jose (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24), as well as its accessibility by BART.
The small city of Walnut Creek is situated in the middle of the beautiful Diablo Valley area at the foot of Mt. Diablo, 3,850 feet and 19,000 acre Mt. Diablo State Park. If you are considering a move here and are interested in Walnut Creek area real estate and what the community has to offer, Walnut Creek is a real gem.
The recently refurbished downtown area is beautifully done and is a delight to shoppers from surrounding communities. First class restaurants such as Va de Vi, Lark Creek Walnut Creek, Il Fornaio, and Prima's, and inviting retail space of all kinds from Williams and Sonoma and Nordstrom's to Macy's, Cost Plus Imports and Coldwater Creek. For grocery stores, Whole Foods and Trader Joes provide a wonderful array of shopping choices. A brand new shopping area, The Corners complex, is located on the southwest corner of Main Street and Mt. Diablo Blvd. It is a 33,000-square-foot retail development which includes Tiffany's jewelry store, and an Apple Computer store. Across the street, another store, Nieman Marcus, is under construction (spring 2011). Also, just a few blocks away is the new Olympic Place complex with the Century Theater, a parking garage and more retails stores.
Housing
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $474,359
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $648,499; Detached houses: $862,662; Townhouses or other attached units: $518,876; In 2-unit structures: $535,584; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $392,651; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $330,514; Mobile homes: $297,164
Demographics
Population in July 2009: 64,008. Walnut Creek covers 19.9 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 200 feet above sea level. Area code 925.
Weather
Walnut Creek, CA climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 40's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 85.20 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 39.30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 26 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 16 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Walnut Creek is 23.96 Inches. Winter months tend to be wetter than summer months. The wettest month of the year is January with an average rainfall of 4.76 Inches.
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