Best PlacesDowntown Fremont Historic District, Fremont, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont ranks 3,233rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Fremont Historic District, 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 Historic District, Fremont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,180, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Historic District, Fremont's effective rate of 0.96%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont
Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont.
Who works in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont, and how
Work in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont
Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont, month by month
Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 49° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 68° |
| October | 65° | 56° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont
Schools across Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont average a B−, better than 59% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Otis Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lutz Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Croghan Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fremont Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Fremont Ross High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Fremont Historic District, 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 Historic District, Fremont against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont
Is Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont ranks 3,233rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, cheap car insurance, and short commutes, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,270. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $56,180 median income, cost of living beats 36% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont safe?
Yes, Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont is safer than 57% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $417 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Fremont Historic District, 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 Historic District, Fremont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Fremont Historic District, 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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