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About Fremont
City in California, United StatesFremont () 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. The city's origins lie in the community that arose around Mission San José, founded in 1797 by the Spanish under Padre Fermín Lasuén. Fremont was incorporated on January 23, 1956, when the former towns of Missi…
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Housing in Fremont
The typical Fremont home is worth about $1,448,000, down 2% in a year, 89% above the California typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Fremont
Safety Grade C
Fremont reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 71% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 67%.
Health in Fremont
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Schools in Fremont
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The public schools Fremont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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