Shopping & Culture.
Walnut Creek has everything you could ask for in a small city: a historic downtown updated with modern amenities, outdoor space galore, great schools, and a wonderful sense of community.
Sitting just 25 miles east of San Francisco, Walnut Creek is a transportation hub for the Bay Area, with two BART stations and close proximity to Interstate 680 and State Road 24. A quick getaway is easy, but there’s so much to do in Walnut Creek, once you arrive, you’ll want to stay and enjoy.
More than 70,000 people call Walnut Creek home, and they enjoy more open space per capita than any other community in California, including Lime Ridge Open Space, Shell Ridge Open Space, Acalanes Ridge Open Space, and Sugarloaf Open Space, Diablo Foothills Regional Park, and Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area.
After all that hiking and biking, Walnut Creekers can satisfy their appetites with cuisine from around the world at more than 100 cafes and restaurants. The historic downtown is the hub of the city’s thriving dining scene, with local favorites and outposts of many San Francisco eateries.
Downtown is also a shopping mecca with a mix of large retailers and local boutiques on Broadway. Browse all day for clothes, shoes, gifts, housewares and never see the same thing twice.
Walnut Creek enjoys a rich cultural life, with live performances at the Lesher Center for the Arts, the annual Art and Wine Festival in early June, and Walnut Creek on Ice over the winter holidays.
69,876 people live in Walnut Creek, where the median age is 47.8 and the average individual income is $72,869. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Walnut Creek, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
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| Shopping | 1.17 miles | 15 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.61 miles | 28 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 4.78 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.52 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.89 miles | 13 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.54 miles | 12 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 4.06 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.97 miles | 40 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 4.54 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.77 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.69 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 4.3 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.29 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.9 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.43 miles | 8 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.59 miles | 14 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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Walnut Creek has 32,126 households, with an average household size of 2.15. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Walnut Creek do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 69,876 people call Walnut Creek home. The population density is 3,536.18 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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