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Fremont

Fremont is huge. Treating it as one neighborhood is how people get it wrong. Niles has the canyon and the antique-street charm. Central Park is the family green. The industrial and tech campuses have their own commute.

BART runs to Fremont and Warm Springs. ACE and Amtrak connections matter for a South Bay job more than the Bay Bridge does. Many households never aim at San Francisco, and the city works better when you admit that.

Lake Elizabeth, the Niles district, and Mission Peak’s flank are the public pleasures. Housing ranges from older districts to vast newer areas. Pick a district first, then a house.

Known for

  • Niles
  • Central Park and Lake Elizabeth
  • Mission Peak access
  • BART

Getting around

Fremont and Warm Springs BART. A car between districts, which are farther apart than newcomers expect.

Around Fremont

campus

Ohlone College

Fremont’s community college, with a mission that predates the subdivisions.

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Nearby

Southern Alameda

Newark

A quieter bay-side city between Fremont and the wildlife ponds.

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Southern Alameda

Union City

A BART city in the middle of the southern East Bay.

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Tri-Valley

Sunol

A tiny town, a water temple, and a railroad in the hills.

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