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Walnut Creek, CA Housing Affordability Index

Walnut Creek, California has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 64.5 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 635th most affordable of 785 scored California cities, compared with 67.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $1,057,300 home with 20% down, a jumbo loan at 7.50% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $5,914, or 54% of the city’s $130,432 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Walnut Creek is updated every night from live California mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Walnut Creek MBR-HAI 64.5 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in California 635 of 785 1 = most affordable
California 67.5 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.25% California lenders
Median home value $1,057,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Walnut Creek is 3.0 points below the California score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the California index

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What It Takes to Buy in Walnut Creek

$5,914/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.50% jumbo
$253,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$130,432
Median Household Income
California: $99,122
8.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
California: 7.4x
$2,556/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$8,945/yr
Median Property Tax
0.85% of median value
34.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
49.1%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Walnut Creek, California. The rate is the California average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state. A 20% down loan on the median home here is above the $832,750 conforming limit, so the index adds 0.25% for jumbo pricing.

Cite the Walnut Creek Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Walnut Creek, California score: 64.5 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 635 of 785 California cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/california/walnut-creek”