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32.48° N · 97.17° W · GEOID 4872581

The Homesteads

Johnson County, Texas · part of the Dallas, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

The Homesteads is home to 3,053 people. Median household income is $76,994 a year and median rent is $1,708 a month, 26.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $133,300, about 1.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,708
25% above the median place
Median household income
$76,994
4% below the median place
Median home value
$133,300
58% below the median place
Unemployment
3.6%
26% below 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.

What stands out about The Homesteads

  • Households average 3.73 people, larger than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of places its size.
  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.3% a year while rent rose 4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2002, newer housing than in 92% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $106 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to The Homesteads

Johnson County gains about 29.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in15,977
Moved out11,081
Net+4,896

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Tarrant County, TX7,5554,145+3,410
Dallas County, TX1,131480+651
Hill County, TX273443−170
Hood County, TX335371−36

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$71K
Leavers$59K

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

Who moves here
5.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Johnson County report $71,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $58,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$68,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,708 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,814 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $133,300.
Getting to work
42 minutes each way on average; 7.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Pleasant Run, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people6
29.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.1%
42% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$58,799
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureThe HomesteadsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.7%1% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%42% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure29.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$71,2711% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$58,79916% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.7x, 54% below the median place.

The Homesteads26.6%
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
$68,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.6%
30% above the median place
Home price to income
1.7x
54% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in The Homesteads, $1,708 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like The Homesteads, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Pleasant Run, OH23.2% vs 26.6%$6,500Compare
Candlewick Lake, IL21.2% vs 26.6%$13,800Compare
Hitchcock, TX22.3% vs 26.6%$2,700Compare

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Vacant homes1
22.9%
225% above the median place
Median home value1
$133,300
58% below the median place
Median year built1
2002
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureThe HomesteadsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,70825% above
Rent to income126.6%30% above
Property tax rate11.3%40% above
Home price to income11.7x54% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7458% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,69448% below
Median home value1$133,30058% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.1%97% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure49.8%3% below
Homeownership175.7%14% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure52.3%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8143% below
Vacant homes122.9%225% above
Median year built120021% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
42 min
67% above the median place
Income per person1
$25,973
35% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureThe HomesteadsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,9944% below
Income per person1$25,97335% below
Unemployment1County figure3.6%26% below
Average annual pay5County figure$59,66710% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs5County figure60,96960% below
Poverty rate115.7%46% above
Mean commute142 min67% above
Works from home1County figure7.0%44% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 61.6%, 33% below the median place.

High school or higher1
61.6%
33% below the median place
Household size1
3.7
49% above the median place
No health insurance1
21.2%
231% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher17.4% −46%
Median age34.3 −12%
Born abroad17.9% 2.0×
Homes with broadband91.1% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureThe HomesteadsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,0536646th largest
Median age134.312% below
Bachelor's or higher117.4%46% below
High school or higher161.6%33% below
Household size13.749% above
Born abroad117.9%103% above
No health insurance121.2%231% above
Homes with broadband191.1%1% below
05

Life in The Homesteads

8 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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 trails0 km −100%
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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.4 −26%
Shops22.5 −26%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.4 −41%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.1 −40%
Child care centers1.1 −52%

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

Child care centers per 10k7
1.1
52% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
22.5
26% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
12.1
40% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureThe HomesteadsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure66above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure39,004above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure14.93% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure15.426% below
Shops per 10k7County figure22.526% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.441% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure12.140% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.152% 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 trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure838% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 95°F, 9% above 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 The Homesteads. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
95°F
9% above the median place
Tornado risk12
98.1
20% above the median place
Good air days13
85.5%
25% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureThe HomesteadsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure95°F9% above
January average low11County figure36°F42% above
Average temperature11County figure66°F20% above
Annual precipitation11County figure37.3 in15% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure86.76% below
Hurricane risk12County figure53.524% below
Tornado risk12County figure98.120% above
Wildfire risk12County figure94.454% above
Heat wave risk12County figure92.63% above
Median air quality index13County figure3714% below
Good air days13County figure85.5%25% above
08

The Homesteads in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, down from 27% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,708/mo (2024)$2,140/mo$1,760 to $2,610/mo+3.8%
Median household income$76,994 (2024)$99,000$83,500 to $117,000+4.2%
Median home value$133,300 (2024)$203,000$147,000 to $279,000+7.2%

The median home would be worth 2.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.7 now.

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

09

Places like The Homesteads

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

PlaceRentIncome
Pleasant Run, OH$1,537$79,537Compare
Round Lake Beach, IL$1,543$86,059Compare
Sauk Village, IL$1,502$69,973Compare
Waggaman, LA$1,510$68,374Compare
Waggaman, LASauk Village, ILRound Lake Beach, ILPleasant Run, OHThe Homesteads, TXThe HomesteadsPleasant RunRound Lake BeachSauk VillageWaggamanThe HomesteadsPleasant RunRound Lake BeachSauk VillageWaggaman

Common questions

Is The Homesteads a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 3.73 people, larger than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is The Homesteads expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $133,300.

What salary do you need to live in The Homesteads?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $68,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to The Homesteads?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pleasant Run, OH, Round Lake Beach, IL, Sauk Village, IL and Waggaman, LA.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 The Homesteads with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for The Homesteads itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/the-homesteads-texas

Citytistics. “The Homesteads, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/the-homesteads-texas/

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