Walnut Creek Neighborhoods

Walnut Creek Real Estate:

Our Walnut Creek Neighborhoods:

The map below shows a number of popular Walnut Creek neighborhood areas. Many are hyperlinked to more info about those places. The white boundary lines are only intended to be very rough approximations and do not indicate exact boundaries.

Updated 01/11: Price range estimates are VERY approximate and there may be exceptions in each neighborhood. This is intended only to give a general overview of value. Prices are rough estimates based on the past year's recorded MLS sales and my "guesstimates" of value range. They don't reflect higher or lower value homes that I have no knowledge of or sales that have not been reported to our MLS. There may be some inaccuracies.

WALNUT CREEK NEIGHBORHOODS
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ARLENE GARDENS
BANCROFT VILLAGE
Bancroft Village: Townhomes in the $4255,000-$650,000+/- range. Close to Heather Farms park and shopping.
BEACON RIDGE
Beacon Ridge: Northwest Walnut Creek, traditionally styled 112 townhomes, with prices in the $450K range to $700,000+/- range. Built in late 1980's.
BLACKWOOD ESTATES
Blackwood Estates: South Walnut Creek, small subdivision off Blackwood on Blackwood Ct. in southern Walnut Creek. Prices:$900,000-$1,200,000+/-. Built about 1993.
BROOKTREE
BUENA VISTA AREA
CAMINO VERDE
CARRIAGE HILLS
CARRIAGE SQUARE
Carriage Square: North Walnut Creek, prices $450,000-$800,000)+/
CASTLE HILL AREA
COUNTRYWOOD: Townhomes $125,000-$450,000
DIABLO HILLS
Diablo Hills: Central Walnut Creek, small subdivision off Ygnacio Valley Rd, most prices in +/-range. Some located on Diablo Hills course. Some are detached homes and other attached (the lower priced homes). $150,000-$600,000 +/-.
DIABLO SHADOWS
Diablo Shadows: North East Walnut Creek, Subdivision prices range $700,000-$800,000. Built in the late 60's to late 70's.
DOWNTOWN
EL DORADO PARK
ESTATE OF WALNUT CREEK
HEATHER FARMS: Townhomes: $400,000-$700,000
HEDGEWOOD
JOAQUIN RANCH
Joaquin Ranch: South Walnut Creek, Area of homes built in the early 80's near the foothills in southeastern Walnut Creek. Prices from about $800,000 to $1,200,000+/-.
LA CASA VIA AREA
LAKEWOOD AREA
Lakewood: Central Walnut Creek, the area is hilly, has a small lake, and lots of trees. It's close to shopping and schools. Prices start in the high $400,000 range to over $1,100,000+/-.

LARKEY PARK AREA
Larkey Park Area: Northwest Walnut Creek near border of Pleasant Hill, close to Pleasant Hill BART. Prices starting at mid $400,000's to $900,000+/-.
LIVORNA ESTATES
Livorna Estates: South Walnut Creek, $650,000-$1,100,000+/-. Built in 1960's and 70's.

Meadow Creek: Central Walnut Creek, close-in, small newer subdivision of 11 homes built in 1995, off San Miguel above downtown WC. Prices $800,000-$1,000,000+/-.

NORTHGATE AREA
Northgate Area: Newer Construction: East Walnut Creek, a number of new subdivisions of upper end homes have sprung up in the past 10 years. Prices $1,500,000-$3,000,000+/-.
Northgate Area :Older Established Homes: East Walnut Creek, These homes were built mostly in the 1960's and 70's. $500,000-$1,500,000+/-.

Oak Road: North Walnut Creek, close to downtown Walnut Creek, many condominium complexes. Prices starting at about $250,000-$400,000 and a few single family homes up to $990,000+/-.

PARKMEAD AREA
Parkmead Area West Walnut Creek, Prices range $450,000+/- to $1,200,000+/-. Parkmead Elementary school is conveniently located in the center of the subdivision.
PALOS VERDE AREA
Palos Verdes: Northwest Walnut Creek, subdivision built in 1962-71. Prices range from high $550,000 to over $700,000+/-.
PHEASANT RUN
Pheasant Run: North East Walnut Creek, Built 1974-1979, prices range in the low $650,000 range to $700,000+/-.

Rancho Paraiso Area (in the North Gate area) East Walnut Creek, upper end area of mostly newer homes, prices starting $1,025,000 to $1,400,000.

RANCHO SAN MIGUEL AREA
Rancho San Miguel: Central Walnut Creek, subdivision built in late 50's to 1960's off Ygnacio Valley Rd. Prices range in $4750,000's to $750,000+/-. Convenient location behind the Ygnacio Plaza shopping center.
RUDGEAR ESTATES AREA
Rudgear Estates: South Walnut Creek, $550,000's to $1,100,000+/-. Built in 1972-1977.
RUDGEAR MEADOWS AREA
Rudgear Meadows: South Walnut Creek, $550,000's to $1,100,000 +/-. Most built 1977-1980.
Rossmoor: Southwest Walnut Creek, Large senior citizen (age restriction) gated community. Co-ops start in the $60,000+ range to attached condos starting in about mid-$350,000's up to $900,000+/-. Also, some detached single family homes over $900,000 to about $1,200,000+/-.
SAN MARCOS AREA
SARANAP AREA
Saranap Area: West Walnut Creek, popular area with many older, mostly smaller homes on the eastern WC border next to Lafayette. Some homes have Lafayette schools. Also some newer construction. Prices $450,000's to $1,100,000+/-. Some new construction now over $1,000,000.
SCOTTSDALE AREA
Scottsdale: Northgate area of Walnut Creek, most homes built in the 1950's and '60's. Prices $700,000's to $900,000's+/-.
SECLUDED VALLEY
Sterling Ridge: South Walnut Creek, small newer subdivision off San Miguel. $900,000 -$1,000,000+/-.
S0MERSET
Somerset: South Walnut Creek, prices over $1,200,000-$1,600,000+/-. Small subdivision of about 10 homes built in 1999-2000.
SUMMIT RIDGE
Summit Ridge: Northwest Walnut Creek, shingle-sided townhomes with a contemporary look. Located on same ridge as the newer Beacon Ridge complex. Prices mid $600,000 to high $600,000-$800,000+/-. Built in 1979-80.
THE HILL
Overlook Area: Western Walnut Creek, Close to downtown Walnut Creek and BART, mix of smaller, older homes and some neighborhoods of large, newer homes. Prices about mid $500,000 to $900,000+/- for single family detached homes.
THE KEYS
The Keys: Large condo complex starting in high $70,000 range to high $300,000's+/-.
TICE VALLEY AREA
Tice Valley: Southwest Walnut Creek, a large geographic area. Many smaller homes starting in the $600,000+ range with newer subdivisions ranging to about $1,500,000+/-.

Treat Area: North Walnut Creek, single-family homes and also condominiums. Prices from $500,000-$900,000+/- for single family homes. Some newer construction. $900,000+/-.
Ygnacio Valley Area Central Walnut Creek, Area of large subdivisions. Convenient to shopping. Near John Muir Hospital, and Heather Farms. Prices $500,000-$900,000+/-.
WALNUT HEIGHTS
Walnut Heights: South Walnut Creek, $450,000's to $1,500,000+/-. Mixture of older homes built in 1940's-70's and small areas of newer construction.
WALNUT KNOLLS
Walnut Knolls: South Walnut Creek, prices in high $600,000's-$1,500,000+/- area. Mix of construction dates from 1950's to a few areas of newer construction.
WALNUT WALK AREA: Near shopping. $700,000-800,000 +/-.
Wild Oak: South Walnut Creek, small subdivision off Walnut, southern WC, homes $900,000-$1,300,000+/-.
WOODLANDS
Woodlands: North Walnut Creek, flat neighborhood bordered by Ygnacio Valley Rd. and Oak Grove. Prices in the $550,000's to $800,000+/- range. Close to shopping.