HomesteadIA
Today 252 people live in this town, first settled in 1852.
Is Homestead a good place to live?
No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Homestead. Homestead has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Homestead stand out
Where Homestead beats most towns.
252 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Homestead: who provides what
Homestead is unincorporated, so Iowa 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 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Homestead.
Homestead has 35.2 jobs for every working resident, and 2,673 people commute in
The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (24%), Coralville (7%) and Iowa City (7%). Only 8% of working residents stay in Homestead for work; the rest commute out. Half commute less than 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homestead’s typical home value is about $297K
Typical home values rose 6.2% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Homestead’s year
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 12° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Homestead, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Homestead sits below 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 38% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Homestead than in most of Iowa or the rest of the country
In Homestead, 81% of adults had a checkup this year, against 78% in Iowa’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. 29% of adults feel lonely here. This Iowa town does better than the Iowa average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| Homestead | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Homestead | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 12% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 9.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kinnick Stadium and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Homestead. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaKinnick Stadium
28 mi MuseumHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
18 mi Stadium & arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
27 mi National Historic SiteHerbert Hoover National Historic Site107K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumNational Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
18 mi MuseumUniversity of Iowa Stanley Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Homestead
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Homestead; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Homestead residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
Every workday, about 2,673 people come to Homestead for work
Where Homestead’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Homestead
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Homestead, IA a good place to live?
Homestead has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.