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Fremont vs Union City
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against California.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fremont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Union City has the most affordable homes ($1105k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Fremont | Union City |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 228,295Highest |
67,464Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest CA: +6.1% |
+0.9%Lowest CA: +6.1% |
| Median age | 39.1±0.4Lowest 3% above CA |
43±0.9Highest 13% above CA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±0.7Highest CA: 22% |
17%±1.2Lowest CA: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 14%±0.6Lowest CA: 15.7% |
19.4%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.9%Highest CA: 37.1% |
45.1%Lowest CA: 37.1% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±0.4Lowest CA: 7.6% |
5.8%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6% |
| Union City and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $181,506±$4kHighest 83% above CA |
$133,715±$8kLowest 35% above CA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,403,800±$25kHighest 91% above CA |
$1,104,900±$29kLowest 50% above CA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,933±$48Highest 44% above CA |
$2,713±$80Lowest 33% above CA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,190Highest 79% above CA |
$8,217Lowest 60% above CA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±2.6Lowest CA: 55.3% |
47.1%±5.2Highest CA: 55.3% |
| Union City and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest CA: 12% |
7.2%Highest CA: 12% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% |
64.7%Highest CA: 55.9% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than CA |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than CA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 6% above CA |
32 minHighest 11% above CA |
| Work from home | 32.1%±1.4Highest CA: 17.2% |
18.6%±1.6Lowest CA: 17.2% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 574 in CA | #72 of 574 in CA |
| School district | Mission Valley ROC/P · Fremont Unified | New Haven Unified |
| High school in town | American High | James Logan High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 25.2Highest |
24.0Lowest |
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CA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.