2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Kent, WA vs Walnut Creek, CA

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- The median age of a home in Kent is 33.3% younger than the median age of a home in Walnut Creek.
 Kent, WAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age364842
 Median Home Cost$594,500$1,025,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.8%10.9%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.61.9%42.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.167.2%141.5%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$10.6$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned53.1%61.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant4.7%4.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented42.2%33.9%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Kent, WAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,700$3,790$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,700$2,030$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,750$2,400$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,040$2,940$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,740$3,840$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,200$4,530$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Kent, WAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.6%1.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.3%0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%1.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Kent, WAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.8%0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%0.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.7%0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%0.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9991.2%0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.8%0.5%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9992.0%0.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99911.9%2.2%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99925.3%9.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99926.3%6.8%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99923.3%19.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.1%23.4%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.8%27.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%7.5%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.1%1.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Kent, WAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201412.7%3.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.7%3.8%13.6%
 1990 to 199919.7%7.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198922.6%14.3%13.2%
 1970 to 197916.2%31.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.7%7.1%13.6%
 1950 to 19594.0%10.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.4%2.7%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier2.0%2.0%12.2%
Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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