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31.85° N · 106.17° W · GEOID 4834671

Homestead Meadows North

El Paso County, Texas · part of the El Paso, TX metro

TexasHomestead Meadows North, TXHomestead Meadows NorthHomestead Meadows North

The short answer

Homestead Meadows North is home to 5,795 people. Median household income is $63,088 a year and median rent is $865 a month, 16.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $192,800, about 3.1x annual median household income.

The story in Homestead Meadows North is how fast things are changing. Rent took 25.2% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 16.5% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 1.4 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: Household income growth is 12% a year, against 5% a year in its closest peers.

9OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Homestead Meadows North scores better than 9% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 361st of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%78
Economy 20%29
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%9
Education 10%4
Commute 10%4
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$865
37% below the median place
Median household income
$63,088
21% below the median place
Median home value
$192,800
40% below the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
23% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Homestead Meadows North

El Paso County loses about 5.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in29,401
Moved out33,152
Net−3,751

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K
Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of El Paso County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into El Paso County report $53,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,800, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$34,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $865 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,197 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $192,800.
Getting to work
37 minutes each way on average; 13.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
McSwain, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.1%
64% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$53,938
24% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$57,837
18% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHomestead Meadows NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.1%64% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%26% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-5.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$53,93824% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$57,83718% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Homestead Meadows North16.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$34,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.5%
19% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Homestead Meadows North, $865 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Homestead Meadows North, but easier on the budget

Places that match Homestead Meadows North on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
McSwain, CA6613.1% vs 16.5%$62,000Compare
Ulysses, KS6413.5% vs 16.5%n/aCompare
Swannanoa, NC6113.6% vs 16.5%$5,800Compare
Alvarado, TX6111.7% vs 16.5%$14,800Compare

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Homeownership1
86.7%
31% above the median place
Median year built1
1996
1% above the median place
Median home value1
$192,800
40% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHomestead Meadows NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$86537% below
Rent to income116.5%19% below
Property tax rate11.1%16% above
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.911% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,14629% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,05337% below
Median home value1$192,80040% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.9%11% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure56.5%10% above
Homeownership186.7%31% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.6%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,19717% above
Vacant homes18.2%16% above
Median year built119961% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 250 hours a year commuting, more than in 96% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$18,755
53% below the median place
Mean commute1
37 min
50% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate20.5% +90%
Median household income$63,088 −21%
Works from home13.1% +5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHomestead Meadows NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$63,08821% below
Income per person1$18,75553% below
Unemployment1County figure6.0%23% above
Average annual pay5County figure$51,51522% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.6%30% below
Jobs5County figure338,016124% above
Poverty rate120.5%90% above
Mean commute137 min50% above
Works from home113.1%5% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 63.6%, 31% below the median place.

High school or higher1
63.6%
31% below the median place
No health insurance1
24.5%
283% above the median place
Household size1
3.6
45% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher11.4% −65%
Born abroad34.4% 3.9×
Homes with broadband89.4% −3%
Median age37.4 −4%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHomestead Meadows NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,7956087th largest
Median age137.44% below
Bachelor's or higher111.4%65% below
High school or higher163.6%31% below
Household size13.645% above
Born abroad134.4%290% above
No health insurance124.5%283% above
Homes with broadband189.4%3% below
05

Life in Homestead Meadows North

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.

71 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −55%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Chamizal National Memorial 18 miles
  • White Sands National Park 64 miles
  • Guadalupe Mountains National Park 77 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.8 +0%
Shops25.6 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.2 −10%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
17.5
43% below the median place
Public school students11
165,404
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
249
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHomestead Meadows NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure249above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure165,404above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure15.72% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k7County figure25.616% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure18.210% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.955% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site917.543% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9150% below
National Register listings10County figure71above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 9.5 in, 78% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Homestead Meadows North. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
9.5 in
78% below the median place
July average high12
96°F
10% above the median place
Median air quality index14
70
63% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHomestead Meadows NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure96°F10% above
January average low12County figure31°F22% above
Average temperature12County figure64°F17% above
Annual precipitation12County figure9.5 in78% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure95.53% above
Hurricane risk13County figure41.142% below
Tornado risk13County figure34.857% below
Wildfire risk13County figure71.016% above
Heat wave risk13County figure98.710% above
Median air quality index14County figure7063% above
Good air days14County figure18.1%74% below
08

Homestead Meadows North in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Homestead Meadows North does better than 77% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 94%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$865/mo (2024)$1,100/mo$900 to $1,340/mo+4.1%
Median household income$63,088 (2024)$82,000$69,000 to $97,000+4.4%
Median home value$192,800 (2024)$290,000$211,000 to $400,000+7.1%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Homestead Meadows North

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Live Oak, FL$903$59,375Compare
Ionia, MI$852$63,978Compare
Susanville, CA$902$61,641Compare
Harrisonville, MO$944$62,473Compare
Harrisonville, MOSusanville, CAIonia, MILive Oak, FLHomestead Meadows North, TXHomestead Meadows NorthLive OakIoniaSusanvilleHarrisonvilleHomestead Meadows NorthLive OakIoniaSusanvilleHarrisonville

Places built like Homestead Meadows North

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Homestead Meadows North performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Homestead Meadows North, TX16.5%12.0%/yrn/a
Homestead Meadows South, TX21.0%5.0%/yrn/aCompare
Palmview, TX18.5%8.4%/yr0.3%Compare
Canutillo, TX24.7%7.4%/yrn/aCompare
La Homa, TX24.1%3.2%/yrn/aCompare
Doffing, TX29.1%2.8%/yrn/aCompare
Eidson Road, TX29.0%1.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Homestead Meadows North a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 9 out of 100, better than 9% of the places we rate and 361st of 407 in Texas. On cost, space and class size it scores 90 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Homestead Meadows North expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $192,800.

What salary do you need to live in Homestead Meadows North?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Homestead Meadows North?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Live Oak, FL, Ionia, MI, Susanville, CA and Harrisonville, MO.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Homestead Meadows North with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Homestead Meadows North itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/homestead-meadows-north-texas

Citytistics. “Homestead Meadows North, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/homestead-meadows-north-texas/

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