Best PlacesDowntown Fremont, Fremont, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Fremont, Fremont, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Downtown Fremont, Fremont ranks 1,016th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Fremont, Fremont
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Downtown Fremont, Fremont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Fremont, Fremont ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 242 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Household income$153,371 median, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Fremont, Fremont ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$2,082 a month, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.2 minutes each way, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Fremont, Fremont
A household needs to earn about $260,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Fremont, Fremont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $153,371, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Downtown Fremont, Fremont's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Downtown Fremont, Fremont
Downtown Fremont, Fremont runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Downtown Fremont, Fremont.
Who works in Downtown Fremont, Fremont, and how
Work in Downtown Fremont, Fremont centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Downtown Fremont, Fremont
Downtown Fremont, Fremont has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 98% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 35 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Downtown Fremont, Fremont and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Fremont, Fremont, month by month
Downtown Fremont, Fremont sees roughly 242 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 68° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 75° | 68° | 60° |
| October | 74° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Downtown Fremont, Fremont
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Downtown Fremont, Fremont
Schools across Downtown Fremont, Fremont average a B, better than 70% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Parkmont ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- J. Haley Durham ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Vallejo Mill ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centerville Junior HighB− · 41% proficient
- G. M. Walters MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington HighA− · 59% proficient
- John F. Kennedy HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Fremont, Fremont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Fremont, Fremont measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Downtown Fremont, Fremont against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Fremont, Fremont
Is Downtown Fremont, Fremont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Fremont, Fremont ranks 1,016th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, the weather, and high incomes, and lowest on disaster risk and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Fremont, Fremont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $979,291. The overall cost of living runs about 46% above the national average. Set against a $153,371 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Fremont, Fremont safe?
Yes, Downtown Fremont, Fremont is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Fremont, Fremont with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Fremont, Fremont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Fremont, Fremont represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Downtown Fremont, Fremont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Fremont, Fremont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Fremont, Fremont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Fremont, Fremont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Fremont, Fremont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Fremont, Fremont detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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