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HomesteadNM

A town in New Mexico.

Land area

1 sq mi

Is Homestead a good place to live?

Homestead’s July high is 82°F, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 93°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. 19% of the land in Homestead is conserved, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 3.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Cibola National Forest, at 107 acres. We don’t grade Homestead yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Homestead: who provides what

Homestead is unincorporated, so Catron County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSocorro Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA

WaterHomestead Landowners AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet1 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesCatron CountyCatron County provides services here

SchoolsQuemado Independent SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereCatron County ClerkCatron County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025

ZIP code8782187821 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Homestead.

Natural hazards

Homestead has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire

For Homestead, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 83 of 100. 46% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 38%.

83risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

WildfireInland floodingLightning

Full pageHomestead’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters10 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get readyReady for wildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

In Homestead, 19.2% of the land is conserved

Across 1 park or preserve: 0.6 miles of trail. The trail density for Homestead comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.

19.2%conserved

19.2%

conserved · 144 of 748 acres

0.6 mi

of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Cibola National Forest	—	107

Full pageHomestead’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map0.6 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk107 acres · Cibola National Forest Conserved land19.2% conserved · 144 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Homestead?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Homestead: four seasons and pleasant summers

Homestead’s January low is 18°F.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–45°

Spring31–63°

Summer50–80°

Fall34–64°

Oct 4

typical first frost

May 19

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageHomestead’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 18°Rain & snow7″ of snow a winter · 15 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Homestead than in most of New Mexico or the rest of the country

Homestead: 16% of adults have diabetes. Only one of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Homestead. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Homestead is ahead of New Mexico on 10 and behind on 8.

	Homestead	New Mexico towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	46%	35%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	11%	13%	16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	30%	35%	33%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	5.9%	16%	8.1%