The City conducts community surveys from time to time, gauging citizen satisfaction with City services, and seeking input on community priorities.

We recently sought your input on what the City Council should consider at its top priorities for the upcoming two years.  The City Council is discussing priorities this month, and your suggestions will help inform the Council's decisions. Results from this survey will be shared here after the Council sets its new priorities.

You can view results below from the more comprehensive surveys performed on behalf of Walnut Creek, which include similar themes and questions to allow the City to identify trends, measure successes and scope challenges where we need to do more work.

Thank you to those of you who participated in the most recent 2019 community survey.  The survey found nine out of ten respondents rated the quality of life in Walnut Creek as excellent or good; residents feel safe, appreciate our parks and open space, and approve of the City's economic health and governance.  Areas of challenge?  Not surprisingly, affordable housing and the cost of living are still issues that cause concern.

City staff and the City Council take survey results into consideration while forming policies, programs and delivering services. 

2019 Community Survey

• Community Dashboard
• Community Livability Report
• Community Trends over Time

2017 Community Survey

• Community Livability Report (main report and executive summary)
• Survey results sorted by zip code(94595; 94596; 94597; 94598)
• Survey results sorted by demographics (length of residency in Walnut Creek; age; owner or renter; voter registration status
• Benchmark comparison report

2015 Community Survey

• Community Livability Report