A town of 15,835. A typical home worth about $179K.
The 3 things Fremont does most differently from other towns.
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The typical Fremont home is worth about $179,000, up 6% in a year, 28% below the Ohio typical home.
About one in 3 of Fremont’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Clyde (7%), Stony Prairie (5%) and Toledo (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
2.6 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Robert L. Walsh Park | 0.8 mi | 49 |
| 2. Birchard Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
| 3. Spiegel Grove State Park | 0.4 mi | 27 |
The public schools Fremont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Elementary School | PK–5 | 394 | C+ |
| Croghan Elementary School | PK–5 | 384 | C+ |
| Atkinson Elementary School | PK–5 | 318 | C |
| Sacred Heart Campus Private | PK–K | 12 | |
| Fremont Middle School | 6–8 | 799 | C |
| Fremont Ross High School | 9–12 | 959 | C− |
Fremont beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| What stands out | Fremont | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.4% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.7% | 14.1% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.6% | 11.3% |
Fremont reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.
Fremont has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
7 places in Fremont on the National Register of Historic Places.
38 notable people were born in Fremont.
City in Ohio, United States
Fremont is a city in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Sandusky River about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Toledo and 25 miles (40 km) west of Sandusky. The population was 15,930 at the 2020 census. The city was the home of Rutherford B. Hayes, who served as President of the United States from 1877 to 1881. The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center was the first presidential library and is one of the focal points of the city. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Fremont as a Tree City USA since 1986.
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4 towns share a border with Fremont.
