Alameda County, California — cities by momentum

All states·California·Alameda County

16 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

16
Cities tracked
1,601,015
Combined population
$1,253,585
Median home (county)
0
Rising / Hot

Alameda County, California has 16 tracked cities with a combined population of 1,601,015. The median home value across these cities is $1,253,585.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Fremont, with a composite score of 53 (Stable) — median home $1,538,830, -4.2% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Emeryville at $447,218.

Fremont

pop 228,192
53
Stable$1,538,830 · -4.2%

Castro Valley

pop 66,441
49
Stable$1,125,729 · -2.4%

Piedmont

pop 10,816
48
Stable$2,488,052 · +4.5%

Union City

pop 66,196
46
Cooling$1,265,098 · -6.1%

Newark

pop 46,254
45
Cooling$1,253,585 · -5.5%

Alameda

pop 78,795
44
Cooling$1,162,241 · -3.3%

Albany

pop 19,439
44
Cooling$1,272,260 · +0.9%

Livermore

pop 84,867
42
Cooling$1,125,610 · -6.1%

San Lorenzo

pop 29,581
42
Cooling$823,393 · -4.1%

Berkeley

pop 121,749
41
Cooling$1,451,222 · -0.6%

Pleasanton

pop 75,664
40
Cooling$1,595,629 · -8.0%

Dublin

pop 70,544
39
Cooling$1,297,030 · -8.3%

Hayward

pop 158,440
38
Cooling$847,838 · -6.2%

San Leandro

pop 86,571
38
Cooling$818,638 · -4.1%

Oakland

pop 443,554
30
Declining$718,621 · -7.6%

Emeryville

pop 13,912
26
Declining$447,218 · -13.7%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.