Fremont is located in the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA. It is a city that is very suitable for family life.
In 2023, Fremont ranked 'No.1 the as Happiest City in the US' for the third consecutive year as the happiest city in the nation according to a recent study conducted by Wallet Hub, and also ranked as the 'No. 1 Best City to Raising a Family' by Wallet Hub for the second consecutive year. Fremont is a safe city. In an annual report by SmartAsset on the safest cities in America, Fremont was listed as No. 19.
Fremont is a city dominated by residential areas. There are about 55 community parks, neighborhood parks, historical parks, and community activity centers of various sizes throughout the city. Among them, Fremont Central Park and Lake Elizabeth are the most popular. Residents can come to the lake for a walk and leisure at any time. Central Park has a large area of grass and several dedicated areas for parties and barbecues. There are several playgrounds for children to play around the grass, including slides, swings, climbing frames, etc. The ground of the playground is soft, which can protect children to the maximum extent.
Next to Central park, Fremont Skatepark is a good place for skateboarders' leisure and entertainment, where skateboarders can show off their skills. There is also a large open-air water park , named Aqua Adventure Water Park, not far from Central Park, which opens May to September. In the hot summer, the whole family can come together to have fun in the water park. The water park also provides swimming lessons and can host birthday parties. When your children celebrate their birthdays, the children will be very happy if they invite their friends to the water park.
As mentioned earlier, Fremont is located in the East Bay area of San Francisco. Fremont residents who work in the South Bay usually drive on Highway 680 or Highway 880 to go to work in cities such as Sunnyvale / Moutain View / Santa Clara / San Jose in the South Bay. Residents who work in the Peninsula usually take Highway 84 in the north of Fremont to go to work in cities such as Menlo Park/Palo Alto/Redwood City. Commute time on weekdays is approximately 30-40 minutes.
Here KathyWangHomes team provides you with a detailed analysis of the neighborhoods of Fremont. There are 28 neighborhoods in Fremont as the map shows.
If you are buying a house in a good school attendace zone for your children, you can consider the neighborhoods covered by the three best high schools in Fremont. For an introduction to these three high schools, please see my articles in the 'School Attendance Zones' column:
'Mission San Jose high school, the top school in Fremont'
If you want to buy a house in the school attendance area covered by Mission San Jose High school, the recommended neighborhoods to consider are: Kimber-Gomes, Mission Valley, Mission San Jose, Mission Hills and Cameron Hills.
Most of these neighborhoods are single-family homes, with a few townhouses dotted throughout. Nice neighborhood environment and the neighbors are well educated. Most of them are families who attach great importance to education.
It should be reminded that there are high-voltage lines passing through the neighborhood of Mission Hills.
The southwest corner of the Mission Valley neighborhood is in the seismic zone.
There are also houses around Highway 680. You can hear the noise from the highway at the yard. Please check whether you can accept the impact of the noise on your life when touring these houses.
'Introduction to Irvington High school in Fremont'
If you want to buy a house in the school attendace area covered by Irvington High school, the recommended neighborhoods to consider are: Warm springs, Vineyards/Avalon, Weibel, Irvington and Grimmer.
The Warm Springs neighborhood is in the southernmost part of Fremont and has affordable townhouses and apartments. However, according to the experience of local residents, they can smell the smell of the Milpitas garbage dump from time to time;
The Vineyards neighborhood is a high-end luxury single-family villa. The house is luxury, the yard is large, and it has beautiful mountain views. The disadvantage is that the housing price is high;
The Weibel neighborhood has a nice environment, a single-family villa community, and the housing prices are relatively affordable compared to the Vineyards neighborhood. It is highly recommended;
The single-family houses in the Grimmer neighborhood and Irvington neighborhood are more affordable, but the community environment is slightly crowded.
'Introduction to American High school in Fremont'
If you want to buy a house in the school attendace area covered by American High School, the recommended neighborhoods to consider include Brookvale, Ardenwood, and Northgate.
The Brookvale neighborhood, especially the eastern part of the community, has a large area of lakes. This area of single-family houses is a relatively high-end community in North Fremont. It is very close to the Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area. The neighborhood is quiet and very suitable for home life ;
The Ardenwood neighborhood is in the northwest of Fremont. Residents living here are relatively close to the Peninsula area via Highway 84, so many Meta employees choose to settle in this community. The education level of the residents are very high;
The Northgate community is located in the north of Fremont and is a relatively cost-effective community for buying single-family homes.
If you don't need to buy a house in a good school attendance zone, but just want to buy a single-family house with a good community environment or a mature and elegant community, the recommended neighborhoods to consider are: Parkmont and Glenmoor. These two neighborhoods have nice environments and spacious streets. Neighbors have lived in these communities for many years and have a good relationship with each other.
The chart above shows the trend of home prices in Fremont over the past year. It can be seen that from October 2022 to February 2023, the average prices per sq.ft in these months were very stable; but starting from March 2023, house prices begin to rise, especially in the summer months of May, June and July, the average price reached the highest point, and fell slightly in August and September; but it showed that it reached the highest point again in October.
According to MLS statistics in October 2023, 66 homes were sold in Fremont in October 2023, which is 27% down from 91 sales the month before. However, Median Sale Price showed a 2% increase from $1,675,000 in September 2023 to $1,710,000 in October 2023. On average, sellers in Fremont received 106% of their asking price in October 2023.
The above is the analysis of the housing price trend of single-family houses in Fremont city by KathyWangHomes team. If you would like to download the Fremont City single-family market report for October 2023，please click here to download.If you would like to know the latest market trends in Fremont, please contact us. We'll help you to turn your dreams into reality.
