Fremont housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Fremont home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index valued a typical home in Fremont, California at $1,439,805 in September 2026. That was −1.5% from a year earlier and −6.3% under the $1,536,842 peak reached in February 2025.
- Value of a typical home
- $1,439,805September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Down 1.5% since September 2025.
Fremont home prices since 2000
Fremont is shown by the steel line, while the grey line shows the United States. From January 2000, a typical home in Fremont increased from $323,512 to $1,439,805, or ×4.45. During those same months, the US increase was ×2.99. The boom high was $708,008 in April 2006, while the low reached $472,158 in May 2012, 33.3% lower.
Median home price each year in Fremont
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026, it shows the latest month.
| Year | Fremont | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $361,483 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $442,571 | +22.4% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $453,497 | +2.5% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $483,375 | +6.6% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $540,503 | +11.8% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $656,285 | +21.4% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $702,282 | +7.0% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $680,710 | −3.1% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $620,423 | −8.9% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $535,426 | −13.7% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $542,148 | +1.3% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $506,432 | −6.6% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $486,684 | −3.9% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $584,119 | +20.0% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $679,717 | +16.4% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $781,316 | +14.9% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $865,317 | +10.8% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $918,166 | +6.1% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $1,063,902 | +15.9% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $1,047,290 | −1.6% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $1,042,609 | −0.4% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $1,214,262 | +16.5% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $1,409,253 | +16.1% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $1,326,921 | −5.8% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $1,479,980 | +11.5% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $1,498,135 | +1.2% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $1,439,805 | −1.5% | $366,157 |
Current value of a Fremont home bought in any year
This index-based estimate describes a typical home; it is not an appraisal.
Its yearly figure averages the twelve monthly index values; the current figure is September 2026. Other options include the home appreciation calculator.
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Fremont housing market forecast
Zillow's San Francisco, CA metro forecast calls for +1.9% during the 12 months from September 2026. It also expects +0.5% over the next three months. With Fremont's typical value at $1,439,805, the forecast would put the price near $1,467,200 after a year.
This is Zillow's central metro estimate, restated here; the site does not publish a separate forecast. Such a 12-month forecast has typically differed from the actual change by several percentage points in either direction. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts appear in one table: housing market forecast.
Fremont housing market crash risk score
High, 72 of 100
Against 292 cities, this score ranks Fremont using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 when compared with the other cities. The five scores are then averaged with equal weight. It shows current conditions but does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −2.8% | 40 | 20% |
| Time homes spend on market vs 2019 | +5.7% | 51 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 35.4 | 97 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 8.2 | 90 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −1.5% | 84 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Scoring details: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Days on market and inventory for Fremont
In September 2026 the San Francisco, CA metro listed 5,840 homes for sale. The total was −10.9% compared with a year earlier and −2.8% compared with the same month in 2019. The median sale time was 37 days, which was +5.7% against 2019. Price cuts applied to 13.4% of listings.
| San Francisco, CA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 5,840 | −10.9% |
| New listings | 3,760 | |
| Median days on market | 37 | −9.8% |
| Median list price | $957,475 | −1.8% |
| Share with a price cut | 13.4% |
Source: Realtor.com data. Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. All metros: days on market by city.
Living costs in Fremont
The Zillow Observed Rent Index puts Fremont's typical asking rent at $3,388 a month, +6.0% on a year. A typical home costs the same as 35.4 years of rent. Median household income stands at $175,816 (Census ACS 2024). The typical home equals 8.2 times that annual income. BEA gives the metro a price index of 115.6 compared with a US average of 100, and a housing cost index of 194.7.
The salary needed for a move, along with rent and prices: Fremont cost of living.
Additional California housing markets
- $927,891 (Los Angeles)
- $980,490 (San Diego)
- $1,353,869 (San Jose)
- $1,441,021 (San Francisco)
- $384,885 (Fresno)
- $470,552 (Sacramento)
- Long Beach $852,391
- $710,647 (Oakland)
- $385,686 (Bakersfield)
- $941,684 (Anaheim)
All of the state: California housing market.
How to read the chart
Each point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Fremont, measured in that month's dollars. It represents a typical home in the market's middle third, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment. A hollow dot identifies the month on the slider, while a terracotta dot identifies the latest month. These figures do not account for inflation. An index follows the typical home, rather than a specific house. Use the card above or the home appreciation tool to calculate one home's value from its sale price.