Walnut Creek, CA Rental Market Trends
Walnut Creek Rent Report: April 2024
Welcome to the Apartment List April 2024 Rent Report for Walnut Creek, CA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $2,693, after rising 0.8% last month. Prices and are now up 0.1% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Walnut Creek rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader San Francisco metro area and the nation as a whole.
Walnut Creek rents are up 0.8% month-over-month and flat year-over-year
The median rent in Walnut Creek rose by 0.8% over the course of March, and has now increased by a total of 0.1% over the past 12 months. Walnut Creek’s rent growth over the past year has has outpaced the state average (-1.0%) and is similar to the national average (-0.8%).
Walnut Creek rent growth in 2024 pacing above last year
Three months into the year, rents in Walnut Creek have risen 2.4%. This is a faster rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to March 2023 rents had increased 0.9%.
Walnut Creek rents are 7.0% higher than the metro-wide median
If we expand our view to the wider San Francisco metro area, the median rent is $2,516 meaning that the median price in Walnut Creek ($2,693) is 7.0% greater than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at -2.2%, below the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 20 cities in the San Francisco metro area that are included in our database. Among them, San Mateo is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $3,126. Berkeley is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,919. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in San Bruno (3.6%) while the slowest is in Alameda (-11.1%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the San Francisco metropolitan area.
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