Everything else equal, 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.
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 determine which neighborhoods in Fremont are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.
What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Fremont for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Lakes And Birds looks to be the cheapest 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 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.
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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Fremont For 2024
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Population: 4,683
Cost Of Living Index: 168 (7th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.2 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (7th cheapest)
More on Lakes And Birds: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 6,851
Cost Of Living Index: 164 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.0 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (13th cheapest)
More on Cherry-Guardino: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 1,377
Cost Of Living Index: 188 (18th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.0 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (5th cheapest)
More on Baylands: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 3,556
Cost Of Living Index: 175 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.5 (12th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (4th cheapest)
More on Canyon Heights: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 7,996
Cost Of Living Index: 158 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.3 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (20th cheapest)
More on Blacow: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 16,325
Cost Of Living Index: 167 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.4 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (2cheapest)
More on Downtown: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 16,205
Cost Of Living Index: 175 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.2 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (16th cheapest)
More on Ardenwood: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 1,301
Cost Of Living Index: 188 (18th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.6 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (11th cheapest)
More on East Industrial: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 17,026
Cost Of Living Index: 160 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.6 (14th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.02 (23rd cheapest)
More on Centerville: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 5,770
Cost Of Living Index: 261 (28th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.4 (11th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (3rd cheapest)
More on Vineyards-Avalon: Data | Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Fremont Hoods In 2024
To rank the cheapest places to live in Fremont, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.
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, Lakes And Birds.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Fremont. 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.
The most affordable neighborhoods in Fremont are Lakes And Birds, Cherry-Guardino, Baylands, Canyon Heights, Blacow, Downtown, Ardenwood, East Industrial, Centerville, and Vineyards-Avalon.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Fremont aren’t all cheap. Mission San Jose takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Fremont.
The most expensive neighborhoods in Fremont are Mission San Jose, Irvington, South Sundale, Cameron Hills, and Glenmoor.
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 2024
| Rank | Neighborhood | Cost Of Living Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakes And Birds | 168 |
| 2 | Cherry-Guardino | 164 |
| 3 | Baylands | 188 |
| 4 | Canyon Heights | 175 |
| 5 | Blacow | 158 |
| 6 | Downtown | 167 |
| 7 | Ardenwood | 175 |
| 8 | East Industrial | 188 |
| 9 | Centerville | 160 |
| 10 | Vineyards-Avalon | 261 |
| 11 | Niles | 175 |
| 12 | Warm Springs | 190 |
| 13 | Brookvale | 190 |
| 14 | Mission Hills | 261 |
| 15 | Cabrillo | 171 |
| 16 | Sundale | 158 |
| 17 | Northgate | 179 |
| 18 | Mission Valley | 217 |
| 19 | 28 Palms | 176 |
| 20 | Weibel | 231 |
| 21 | Parkmont | 167 |
| 22 | Kimber-Gomes | 222 |
| 23 | Grimmer | 174 |
| 24 | Glenmoor | 175 |
| 25 | Cameron Hills | 217 |
| 26 | South Sundale | 176 |
| 27 | Irvington | 179 |
| 28 | Mission San Jose | 229 |
