WalletHub Names Fremont No. 1 Place To Raise A Family

FREMONT, CA — Personal finance company WalletHub has named Fremont to the top of its list of best places in the United States to raise a family.

WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on 45 key metrics that consider essential family dynamics, such as the cost of housing, the quality of local school and health-care systems, and the opportunities for fun and recreation to come up with its Top 10 which also included Irvine in third place, San Diego in sixth place, San Jose in 7th place and San Francisco in 10th.

Fremont received a total score of 73.71 placing 80th in the family fun category and 18th for affordability. The city ranked in first place overall in both the education and child care and the socioeconomic categories and second overall for health and safety.

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