Is Homestead Meadows North a good place to live?
Homestead Meadows North’s lowest grade is for health (D): residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It lags on incomes as well (C−) — the median household income is $63K, and a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. Hazard risk is its strong suit (B). Homes run about $193K for a typical one, 3.2 times the El Paso metro’s $60K median household income. The overall grade comes out at D−, 612th of 640 in Texas. On that grade it does better than 3% of U.S. towns. Its average trip to work is 37 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
How Homestead Meadows North grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Homestead Meadows North is from typical.
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96% of working residents leave Homestead Meadows North for work
Where Homestead Meadows North’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Homestead Meadows North.
Homestead Meadows North has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to El Paso and beyond and has property taxes about half the Texas norm.
Homestead Meadows North’s grade for health is a D
Two figures for adults in Homestead Meadows North: 19% have diabetes, 32% worry about having enough food. Across all 31 CDC measures, Homestead Meadows North beats Texas on 1 and trails on 17. Homestead Meadows North: 39% of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Homestead Meadows North | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Homestead Meadows North | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 34.4% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Homestead Meadows North’s schools trail 77% of Texas districts
Clint ISD runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Homestead Meadows North’s public school: 572 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sands ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 572 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
0% of Homestead Meadows North is conserved land
6.5 miles of trail. Homestead Meadows North’s trail network density works out to 0.4 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About two in three of Homestead Meadows North’s working residents commute to El Paso
Homestead Meadows North has 539 jobs for its 2,015 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.3 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Only 4% of working residents stay in Homestead Meadows North for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Homestead Meadows North added 371 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 539. The share of residents in Homestead Meadows North who live below the poverty line is 21%. Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.
| Homestead Meadows North | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Homestead Meadows North
The El Paso Intl Ap weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 117 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 30°.
About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Homestead Meadows North | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 30°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homestead Meadows North faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
72% of Homestead Meadows North’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 9%. Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Homestead Meadows North sell for about $360K
The median property tax bill is $2,053, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homestead Meadows North’s typical rent is recorded as $865 a month.
| Homestead Meadows North | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $865 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Homestead Meadows North
Sun Bowl Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Homestead Meadows North. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaSun Bowl Stadium
9 mi Ancient siteHueco Tanks
17 mi National MemorialChamizal National Memorial8K visitors a year
20 mi TheatrePlaza Theatre
23 mi Theme parkWestern Playland17 mi Zoo & aquariumEl Paso ZooPhoto credits
Sun Bowl Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Hueco Tanks: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Chamizal National Memorial: Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Plaza Theatre: Donitza Marie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Western Playland: Dimples915, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Homestead Meadows North: who provides what
Homestead Meadows North is unincorporated, so El Paso 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.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Homestead Meadows North
About 7 of every 100 Homestead Meadows North residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Homestead Meadows North
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Homestead Meadows North is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Homestead Meadows North had a population of 5,210. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,075 ft
Homestead Meadows North’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Homestead Meadows North.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Meadows North | #612 | D− | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Homestead Meadows South | #624 | D− | C+ | — | C− | C− |
Homestead Meadows North and Homestead Meadows South report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Homestead Meadows North with a neighbor →
Questions about Homestead Meadows North
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Homestead Meadows North, TX a good place to live?
Homestead Meadows North grades D− overall, better than 3% of U.S. towns and #612 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Homestead Meadows North, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $193,000, 35% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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