The 10 Cheapest Fremont, CA Neighborhoods To Live In For 2022


We used science and data to determine which neighborhoods in Fremont are the cheapest of the cheap.

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Everything else equal, I think we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.

I'd much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I'd rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.

And while every neighbhorhood in Fremont might be more expensive than living in rural California, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.

So what exactly are those Fremont neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further -- you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Fremont are the cheapest.

What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in Fremont for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Blacow looks to be the cheaptest Fremont neighborhood to live in.

At this point we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for -- some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Fremont. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates in return for more space and cheaper groceries.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Fremont that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Fremont.

Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from cheapest to most expensive.

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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Fremont For 2022

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Population: 8,155
Cost Of Living Index: 158 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.2 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.012 (7th cheapest)
More on Blacow: Homes For Sale | Data

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Population: 14,923
Cost Of Living Index: 168 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.7 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (14th cheapest)
More on Downtown: Homes For Sale | Data

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Population: 7,969
Cost Of Living Index: 163 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.4 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (2cheapest)
More on Cherry-Guardino: Homes For Sale | Data

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Population: 6,979
Cost Of Living Index: 168 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.3 (10th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (12th cheapest)
More on Parkmont: Homes For Sale | Data

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Population: 16,634
Cost Of Living Index: 175 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.3 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (20th cheapest)
More on Ardenwood: Homes For Sale | Data

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Population: 12,322
Cost Of Living Index: 176 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.8 (13th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (10th cheapest)
More on Glenmoor: Homes For Sale | Data

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Population: 12,430
Cost Of Living Index: 174 (8th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.4 (12th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (16th cheapest)
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Population: 14,640
Cost Of Living Index: 162 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.4 (11th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (23rd cheapest)
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Population: 5,016
Cost Of Living Index: 168 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.1 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.023 (28th cheapest)
More on Lakes And Birds: Homes For Sale | Data

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Population: 9,462
Cost Of Living Index: 177 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.0 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (13th cheapest)
More on Grimmer: Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Fremont Hoods In 2022

In order to rank the cheapest places to live in Fremont, we had to determine what criteria defines "cheap".

Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • Overall Cost Of Living
  • Rent To Income Ratio
  • Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 28 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index the "Cheapest City Neighborhood In Fremont." We're lookin' at you, Blacow.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the cheapest places Fremont. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from cheapest to most expensive.

Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Fremont

If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Fremont where prices are low and it's cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Fremont aren't all cheap. Canyon Heights takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Fremont.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Fremont For 2022

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 Blacow 158
2 Downtown 168
3 Cherry-Guardino 163
4 Parkmont 168
5 Ardenwood 175
6 Glenmoor 176
7 Cabrillo 174
8 Centerville 162
9 Lakes And Birds 168
10 Grimmer 177
11 East Industrial 189
12 Baylands 189
13 Irvington 182
14 Sundale 159
15 Mission Valley 220
16 Northgate 181
17 Brookvale 190
18 Niles 176
19 Warm Springs 190
20 Kimber-Gomes 225
21 Cameron Hills 217
22 South Sundale 175
23 Mission Hills 264
24 Vineyards-Avalon 264
25 28 Palms 178
26 Weibel 232
27 Mission San Jose 230
28 Canyon Heights 177

Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our third time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Fremont.

About Chris Kolmar

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