Fremont, CA — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Alameda County · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · population 228,192

Fremont, CA
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53
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Fremont stands

Home values down 4.2% in the last year.

Median home $1,538,830
1-year -4.2%
5-yr CAGR +4.6%
vs 5-yr peak -4.5%
Population -0.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2025-02$1539k$834k$1115k$1395k$1676k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
40/100
Car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
38/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
44/100
Marginal for remote
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$3,146/mo$2,440$2,887$3,334202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent125121100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 40.8
Rent

At a 40.8 price-to-rent ratio, renting beats buying in Fremont for most shorter holds. The premium you pay to own would take many years of rent savings to recoup, and that's before maintenance, taxes, and opportunity cost on the down payment.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
29 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
63 · w22%
Distance from peak
63 · w18%
Population growth
41 · w16%
Rent YoY
69 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
64 · w10%
Long thesis

Fremont has held up across the cycle: home values at $1,538,830 with +4.6% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Fremont is down 4.2% over the last 12 months and the trend isn't flattening. Falling knife rule applies: you don't catch one with your hands, you wait for it to hit the floor and stop moving.

About Fremont

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, with an estimated population of 228,192. It anchors the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area. The median home value in Fremont is $1,538,830 as of 2026-04, down 4.2% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.6% annual growth (-4.5% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Fremont average $3,146 per month, up 3.6% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 53 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

○The data is the data: Fremont has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 1-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Expensive AND not growing: median home $1,538,830 with only -4.2% YoY. You’re paying premium pricing for a flat trend.
●Cooling: -4.2% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.

About Fremont (Wikipedia)

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area, behind San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland. It is the closest East Bay city to the high-tech Silicon Valley network of businesses, and has a strong tech industry presence. The city's largest employer is a Tesla manufacturing plant, employing 25,000 people as of 2024.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorKarena ShackelfordCite web
Area88.46 sq mi
Elevation56 ft
EstablishedJanuary 23, 1956Cite web
Densityauto/sq mi
Named forJohn C. Frémont

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Alameda County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Alameda County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Fremont

27 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Mission Hills$3,782,024-0.5%
2Vineyards-Avalon$3,320,891+1.3%
3Cameron Hills$2,632,026+3.8%
4Mission Valley$2,526,617-2.9%
5Kimber-Gomes$2,479,494-2.4%
6Weibel$2,447,879-0.3%
7Mission San Jose$2,239,372-2.4%
8Brookvale$1,879,190-2.7%
9Warm Springs$1,822,053-1.4%
10Glenmoor$1,749,996-3.8%
11Northgate$1,620,758-5.7%
12Canyon Heights$1,537,354-3.5%
13Blacow$1,511,564-5.5%
14Niles$1,504,619-5.0%
15Lakes and Birds$1,486,934-6.0%
16Ardenwood$1,485,893-2.5%
17Grimmer$1,470,118-2.9%
18Parkmont$1,443,624-6.3%
19Cabrillo$1,416,945-3.2%
2028 Palms$1,414,986-3.4%
21South Sundale$1,404,189-5.1%
22Sundale$1,368,199-5.1%
23Irvington$1,329,963-6.0%
24East Industrial$1,196,742-4.3%

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Run the numbers for Fremont

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

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.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
65%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$91,500
California state median
Top industries (state-level)
TechEntertainmentAgriculture

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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