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Walnut Homes,
By the Numbers.

Walnut is a city of about 27,250 people in Los Angeles County, near South San Jose Hills, Diamond Bar and West Covina. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Walnut included.

The real city limit
$1.17M
Typical Home Value
+2.0%
Change in One Year
27K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Walnut.

Walnut, in Los Angeles County, is a city of roughly 27,250 residents.

Its official start date is 1959, about 67 years ago. For green space, Walnut has 10 parks, led by Snow Creek Park at roughly 25 acres. Open space and trails include Voorhis Ecological Reserve and Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary. Local draws include Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

Mount San Antonio College is here too. The map shows 10 places to eat and drink. There are 7 public schools inside the boundary, run by Walnut Valley Unified. On price, Walnut is the 32nd highest-priced of 122 cities on my map at about $1.17M for the typical home, and values are up 63% in ten years.

Assembled from the U.S. Census Bureau, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap and the California Department of Education. Photo credits.

Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut.
Hilmer Lodge Stadium
1959Established
27,250People, 2024 estimate
10Parks
82Acres of parks
7Public schools
10Places to eat

Ten Years of
Walnut Home Values.

The typical home value, month by month. Move across the chart to read any month.

$1,169,265
September 2026
+2.0% 1 year+26% 5 years+63% 10 years
$1.17M$709K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $1,170,761, in January 2025.

What Your Money Buys
in Walnut.

Typical values by home size and type, so you can match the city to your budget before you tour anything.

By bedroom count

Tap a row to load that price into the payment tool below.

Houses and condos

Single-family house$1.18M
Condo or townhome$726K

A house costs about $449,761 more than a condo here.

The range

$982Klower-priced third$1.17Mtypical$1.57Mupper third

What a Walnut Home
Costs Per Month.

Move the sliders. The rate is this week's average, so the number is honest.

Renting in Walnut

$4,152/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +2.2% from a year ago. Over a year that is $49,824 in rent.

Owning, at your settings above

 

Set a price and down payment in the tool above and this compares it with the rent.

Where Walnut Sits
Among 122 Cities.

Every dot is a city on my map, lined up from least to most expensive. Tap any dot to open that city.

Walnut
$459K$3.71M
  • 32nd highest-priced of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Walnut is at $1.17M.
  • 59th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+2.0%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 7th of 104 for typical rent ($4,152 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Walnut and the cities closest to it

Walnut$1.17M
Diamond Bar$1.0MWest Covina$835KCovina$791K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Walnut.

10 parks, about 82 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkSnow Creek Park25 acres
ParkSuzanne Park14 acres
ParkCreekside Park13 acres
ParkWalnut Ranch Park8.2 acres
ParkCountry Hollow Park6.2 acres
ParkLemon Creek Bicentennial Park5 acres
Nature areaVoorhis Ecological Reserve71 acres
Nature areaMt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary16 acres

More parks: Butterfield Park, Walnut Ridge Park, Arroyo Park, Walnut Hills Park.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside Walnut. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Stadium

  • Hilmer Lodge Stadium

Library

  • Walnut Library

College

  • Mount San Antonio College
Food and drink

Where Walnut
Eats and Drinks.

10 places are on the map inside Walnut: 6 restaurants, 3 cafes, 1 ice cream shop. 7 of them are local, not chains.

7 local spots3 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Coffee2

Local spots on the map

  • R&B Tea HouseTea
  • Taco NazoMexican
  • Mazesoba HeroJapanese
  • Hong Kong CafeChinese
  • Hey ChickenRestaurant
  • Donut TreeCoffee
  • New York PizzeriaPizza

Listed from OpenStreetMap, not a ranking or a recommendation. Restaurants open and close, so check hours before you go.

Walnut on the Map.

The outline is the official city limit. The dots are its public schools, parks, things to do and local food. Tap the chips to show or hide each kind. Pick any nearby city to open its guide.

7 public schools inside the Walnut limits

5Elementary
1Middle
1High

Public high schools inside Walnut: Walnut High.

School district: Walnut Valley Unified.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • Collegewood Elementary
  • Cyrus J. Morris Elementary
  • Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary
  • Stanley G. Oswalt Academy
  • Vejar Elementary

Middle

  • Suzanne Middle

High

  • Walnut High

Counted from the California Department of Education school directory by each campus location. Which school a home is assigned to depends on the address, so confirm with the district before you buy.

Walnut Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Walnut, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Walnut is worth about $1,169,265, based on the Zillow Home Value Index. Prices vary a lot by street, lot size and condition, so ask for a valuation of your specific home.

Are home values in Walnut going up or down?

The typical home value in Walnut is up 2.0% over the past year, from about $1,146,738 to about $1,169,265. Over ten years it is up 63%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Walnut?

Typical values in Walnut by bedroom count: 2 bedroom about $650,966, 3 bedroom about $1,020,646, 4 bedroom about $1,194,230, 5+ bedroom about $1,635,189. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Walnut?

The typical asking rent in Walnut is about $4,152 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Walnut?

7 public schools sit inside the Walnut boundary: 5 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high. They belong to Walnut Valley Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Walnut?

Walnut has 10 parks. The largest are Snow Creek Park (about 25 acres), Suzanne Park (about 14 acres) and Creekside Park (about 13 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Walnut?

Walnut is in Los Angeles County. The closest cities I cover are South San Jose Hills, Diamond Bar, West Covina and Covina.

How do I find out what my Walnut home is worth?

Enter your address on the home valuation form at jessetek.net/valuation. You get an automated estimate right away and a Comparative Market Analysis from Jesse within 24 hours, with no obligation.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index, typical value, September 2026. Rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate. Schools: California Department of Education public school directory. Parks, places and restaurants: OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau.