Source-led head-to-head · 2024 ACS
Moving from Fremont to Houston
The 2024 ACS 5-year data reveals Fremont, CA has a median household income of $181,506 and median home value of $1,403,800, while Houston, TX reports $64,813 income and $277,800 home value. Fremont’s higher income aligns with elevated housing costs, yielding a 7.7x income-to-home-value ratio versus Houston’s 4.3x. Despite Fremont’s longer 33-minute commute versus Houston’s 30 minutes, both cities apply the uniform $1,250 non-housing baseline. Texas’s 0.00% modeled state income tax contrasts with California’s excluded rate, per source boundaries. These trade-offs reflect regional economic patterns without implying superiority.
Corridor Direction & Trade-off Delta
⇄ Switch to Houston → FremontMoving from Fremont to Houston
Median Rent Impact
-$1,572/mo
Moving to Houston saves ~$18,864/yr in rent.
State Tax Treatment
0.0% difference
Neither state imposes an individual state income tax.
Daily Commute Difference
-3 min / day
Difference of ~25 hours per year spent commuting based on 2024 ACS midpoint averages.
Your move
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LIVE VERDICTFRE → HOU
80/ 100
Worth serious consideration
Your modeled annual room improves.Estimated annual life delta+$31,248after essentials; unverified state tax excluded
Best gainMedian owner-occupied home value of $277,800.
Watch closelyA citywide median income of $64,813 paired with a 30-minute derived commute.
The short answer
In the uniform one-person renting baseline, Houston is about $18,864 lower per year. This is not a verdict by itself: replace city medians with the actual offer, address, household, benefits, insurance, and tax details before deciding.
Fremont household income$181,506
Houston household income$64,813
Fremont gross rent$2,933
Houston gross rent$1,361
Housing, income, and tax reference
| Metric | Fremont | Houston |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 ACS population | 228,295 | 2,328,253 |
| Median household income | $181,506 | $64,813 |
| Median gross rent | $2,933 | $1,361 |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $1,403,800 | $277,800 |
| State-tax treatment | Excluded | 0% simplified |
Time and daily routine
The commute-time distribution produces a weighted one-way estimate of about 33 minutes in Fremont and 30 minutes in Houston. This citywide estimate cannot capture a specific route, remote-work schedule, or transit choice, so the calculator converts it into an explicit time difference instead of hiding it in a subjective lifestyle score.
Decision checklist
- Median household income disparity
- Home value to income ratio
- Commute time difference
- Modeled state income tax treatment
What each city wins
Fremont
Median rent consumes nearly 20% of median income before other essentials.. Watch high income offsets high housing costs, but residual affordability remains tight after baseline non-housing expenses..
Houston
Median owner-occupied home value of $277,800.. Watch a citywide median income of $64,813 paired with a 30-minute derived commute..
Frequently asked questions
How does Fremont’s income compare to Houston’s relative to housing costs?
Fremont’s median income is 180% higher than Houston’s, but its median home value is 405% higher, indicating a steeper housing-cost burden relative to income in Fremont despite its absolute income advantage.
What role does the uniform non-housing baseline play in comparing these cities?
The $1,250 monthly non-housing baseline is a standardized model assumption applied equally to both cities, isolating housing, income, commute, and tax factors for comparison without reflecting local cost-of-living variations.
Source boundary: Core figures come from the 2024 ACS five-year tables linked on each city profile. Commute is derived from B08303 midpoint weighting. A state-tax value without an approved official reference is excluded and disclosed. This comparison becomes index-eligible only after its unique analysis clears the content quality gate.