Best PlacesNiles Junction, Fremont, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Niles Junction, 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.
Niles Junction, Fremont ranks 753rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Niles Junction, 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.
Niles Junction, Fremont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Niles Junction, Fremont ranks high
- Household income$166,590 median, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 251 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Niles Junction, Fremont ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,082 a month, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Niles Junction, Fremont
A household needs to earn about $351,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Niles Junction, Fremont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $166,590, 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 Niles Junction, Fremont's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 Niles Junction, Fremont
Niles Junction, Fremont runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Niles Junction, Fremont.
Who works in Niles Junction, Fremont, and how
Work in Niles Junction, Fremont centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Niles Junction, Fremont
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Niles Junction, Fremont, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Niles Junction, Fremont, month by month
Niles Junction, Fremont sees roughly 251 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 52° | 46° |
| April | 67° | 58° | 51° |
| July | 75° | 65° | 58° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Niles Junction, Fremont
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 15 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 Niles Junction, Fremont
Schools across Niles Junction, Fremont average a B+, better than 83% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brookvale ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Warwick ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Niles ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thornton Junior HighA · 60% proficient
- Centerville Junior HighB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- American HighA · 74% proficient
- Washington HighA− · 59% proficient
- James Logan HighA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Niles Junction, Fremont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Niles Junction, 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 Niles Junction, Fremont against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Niles Junction, Fremont
Is Niles Junction, Fremont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Niles Junction, Fremont ranks 753rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on high incomes, the weather, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Niles Junction, Fremont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,385,894. The overall cost of living runs about 48% above the national average. Set against a $166,590 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is Niles Junction, Fremont safe?
Yes, Niles Junction, Fremont is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $351 per resident a year.
Compare Niles Junction, Fremont with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Niles Junction, Fremont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Niles Junction, 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.
Niles Junction, Fremont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Niles Junction, Fremont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Niles Junction, Fremont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Niles Junction, Fremont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Niles Junction, Fremont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Niles Junction, 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.
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