Homestead BaseFL
A town of 1,125. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Is Homestead Base a good place to live?
The best of Homestead Base’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a D− for health. 88% of residents live below the poverty line in Homestead Base, against 11% in Florida’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town in Florida scores lower than Homestead Base on health. Only 38 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. Homestead Base has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Homestead Base stand out
Where Homestead Base beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy | PK–8 | 643 |
| Chapman Partnership Early Childhood Center South | PK | 77 |
| Title I Migrant Education Program | PK–12 | 29 |
| Widest gap | Homestead Base | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 37.1% | 8.6% |
1,125 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Homestead Base grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Homestead Base is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Homestead Base. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
12 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
3 mi National ParkBiscayne National Park487K visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
23 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot ParkPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Biscayne National Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Homestead Base: who provides what
Homestead Base is unincorporated, so Miami-Dade County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Homestead Base.
A larger share of adults in Homestead Base say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
46% of Homestead Base adults say their health is fair or poor, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 19%. 28% of adults report frequent mental distress in Homestead Base. Of the 637 Florida towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Homestead Base.
| Homestead Base | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Homestead Base | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.1% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 31% | 39% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 37.1% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Homestead Base’s schools beat 72% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Lakes K-8 AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 643 | D |
| Title I Migrant Education ProgramLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 29 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Homestead Base’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Homestead Base for work: only 0% work in town. Homestead Base’s average trip to work is 15 minutes. The top destinations are Miami (19%), Doral (6%) and Homestead (4%).
| Homestead Base | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homestead Base has mild winters and hot summers
Homestead Base has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Homestead Base is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Homestead Base
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Homestead Base
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Homestead Base
About 2 of every 100 Homestead Base residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
100% of working residents leave Homestead Base for work
Where Homestead Base’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Homestead Base
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Homestead Base is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The CDP comprises the extent of Homestead Air Reserve Base plus some surrounding land. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 999 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 305
Questions about Homestead Base
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Homestead Base, FL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Florida.