In January 2017, there were 26 homes sold, with a median sale price of $662,500 - a 21% increase over the $547,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 38 homes sold in Walnut Creek in January 2016.
The median sales tax in Walnut Creek for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $3,064, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for January 2017.
The following table compares Walnut Creek to other Contra Costa County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2017:
| City | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Cerrito | 3 | 11 | -72.7% | $840,000 | $687,000 | 22.3% |
| Kensington | 1 | 1 | 0% | $805,000 | $1,128,000 | -28.6% |
| San Ramon | 15 | 32 | -53.1% | $745,000 | $772,000 | -3.5% |
| Pleasant Hill | 8 | 19 | -57.9% | $736,000 | $565,000 | 30.3% |
| Clayton | 4 | 5 | -20% | $694,000 | $469,000 | 48% |
| Walnut Creek | 26 | 38 | -31.6% | $662,500 | $547,500 | 21% |
| Crockett (Unincorporated) | 1 | 0 | - | $640,000 | $0 | - |
| Richmond (Unincorporated) | 4 | 4 | 0% | $612,500 | $336,750 | 81.9% |
| Martinez | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $560,000 | $449,000 | 24.7% |
| Discovery Bay (Unincorporated) | 10 | 17 | -41.2% | $554,500 | $460,000 | 20.5% |
| Martinez (Unincorporated) | 2 | 4 | -50% | $521,500 | $345,000 | 51.2% |
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