One of the other posters said to check out Dublin/San Ramon/Pleasanton area. I think you’re better off spending money there. Schools are better, and the area is much more like ‘normal’ suburbia if that is your thing.

In all fairness though if you’re moving to the BA it’s helpful to know about Lee’s Sandwiches. Excellent Vietnamese sandwich shops and the ca phe sua da (iced strong coffee with cream) will settle any questions you may have about how the US could have lost the war – drink it and you’ll feel bulletproof.

Quiet? That street is just next to busy Fremont Blvd. Just behind all kind of shops – auto repair shop, tire shop, car wash – you name it.

BTW, it is very next to Fremont DMV. All the driving tests happen in those residential streets – for whole day. So, in case you forgot what 3-point-turn is, this is the right place for you. Just get a chair on front-yard and watch 3-point-turn for whole day……and whole life.

Last year a woman was gunned down in broad daylight in same area when she was walking to pick up her daughter from school.

And school district is Cabrillo – the worst of the Fremont.

>>Mission has a student population of 2115 with the following ethnic breakdown: 75% Asian, 5% other ethnicities and 20% Caucasian.

Best of luck!

To me, Fremont is (a) what you get when you head into Deepest Darkest Alviso but try to stay out of the bay, and end up heading into Oakland. Danger Will Robinson!

It’s also where one of abundant Bay Area Techie @$$h0l3$ and her even worse (and something like 40 years older) BF lives, along with her child from her *last* marriage. I understand the benefit of Fremont is that the kid doesn’t get beat up or mugged – too often. This is a $100k+ earner which should give you an idea of living expenses in the BA. PhD’s all around and they have to live in ….. Fremont.

And looking at the two data points on the main page here, you’ll only lose $25k a year in equity, at that rate you can buy a 2nd one too and lose 2X as much, just make it up in volume! For a nearly 100-year old crackerbox house in a seismically active area. Yay!

To sum it up, Go for it!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo-Y_Vb0wsw

Have you seen a house on Burbed that you liked in “any” area? Riti, this is for entertainment only.

As a boy, I loved trains and, now, living in Fremont I can enjoy trains everyday, especially in the morning. Each and every morning I wake up to the 6am train horn. I do not need to purchase an alarm clock, saving me over $20.

Fremont has many bike and walking trails. And, how could I forget the Alameda Creek! Some people will look at that creek and describe it as an open sewer system; however, the barrels and the “Do not swim” signs give it character.

The downtown area consists of a hospital and a police station. Since the downtown area was built on a fault line, the right people will be the first to know.

For dining, Fremont has several Subway restaurants where you can Eat Fresh everyday. Really, Subway is the Starbucks of Fremont, without the coffee of course.

If you need to ever leave Fremont to go work, 880 is an exceptional highway. The highway is so popular that it is busy day and night! Sitting in traffic here is an absolute pleasure. It gives you time to admire other people’s BMWs and the beautiful sights along 880.

Now, some people joke and say that Fremont is a parking lot with a mayor. But, do parking lots have all of the features listed above? Alas, I will be quite sad when I leave this fine, fine city.

And by the way, did I tell you that small homes are all the rage now? Don’t delay buy right away!

94536: $715
94538: $738
94539: $725
94555: $859

Compare to Cupertino:

95014: $651