Real Estate

Homes With Good Walkability Rates For Sale In Walnut Creek

Check out this home that is within walking distance of downtown Walnut Creek

The obesity epidemic in America has been well-documented.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight and half of overweight people are obese (one-third of the adult population overall).

new study contains the latest obesity rates for Contra Costa and Alameda counties. Both are below the national numbers.

Diet and exercise are obvious solutions to this problem. Walking is considered one of the best ways to get daily exercise because it's easy to do, it can be done by most age groups and it's relatively injury-free.

With that in mind, we thought we'd take a look this week at homes for sale that are within walking distance of shopping centers, schools, parks and other facilities.

Overall, Walnut Creek has a walkability rating on walkscore.com of 51. The site describes the city as "somewhat walkable."

This five-bedroom, four-bathroom house at 1969 Shuey Ave. has a walkability rating of 83. It's listed at $1.04 million and is described as only a few blocks from shopping, dining, entertainment and the BART station.

Do you know of any other homes on the market that are in a good location for walking. Let us know in the comments.

This information was provided by Rachael Hand, Broker Associate, Coldwell Banker, 925-372-8080 or rachael.hand@cbnorcal.com. Properties featured in this article may be offered by a variety of local real estate firms.


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