From January through June of 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $1,020,000 - a 34.2% increase over the $760,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Walnut Creek in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Walnut Creek for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $3,187, approximately 0.3% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Walnut Creek to other Contra Costa County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moraga | 1 | 7 | -85.7% | $1,750,000 | $1,200,000 | 45.8% |
| Walnut Creek (Unincorporated) | 2 | 5 | -60% | $1,260,000 | $665,000 | 89.5% |
| Danville | 3 | 18 | -83.3% | $1,260,000 | $1,097,500 | 14.8% |
| San Ramon | 4 | 19 | -78.9% | $1,203,000 | $975,000 | 23.4% |
| Pleasant Hill | 1 | 7 | -85.7% | $1,201,000 | $700,000 | 71.6% |
| Walnut Creek | 2 | 11 | -81.8% | $1,020,000 | $760,000 | 34.2% |
| Oakley (Unincorporated) | 1 | 1 | 0% | $765,000 | $270,000 | 183.3% |
| Concord | 7 | 21 | -66.7% | $635,000 | $610,000 | 4.1% |
| Martinez | 2 | 9 | -77.8% | $592,000 | $560,000 | 5.7% |
| Discovery Bay (Unincorporated) | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $510,000 | $553,750 | -7.9% |
| Martinez (Unincorporated) | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $475,000 | $585,000 | -18.8% |
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