Best PlacesHomestead Meadows North, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Homestead Meadows North, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Homestead Meadows North ranks 32,397th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Homestead Meadows North
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Homestead Meadows North's strengths and weaknesses
Where Homestead Meadows North ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Homestead Meadows North ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Homestead Meadows North
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Homestead Meadows North home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,092, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Homestead Meadows North's effective rate of 1.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Homestead Meadows North
Homestead Meadows North's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Homestead Meadows North.
Who works in Homestead Meadows North, and how
Work in Homestead Meadows North centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Homestead Meadows North
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Homestead Meadows North.
What the weather is like in Homestead Meadows North, month by month
Homestead Meadows North sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 31° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 52° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Homestead Meadows North
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 222 miles away.
The best schools in and around Homestead Meadows North
Schools across Homestead Meadows North average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Purple Heart ElD · 17% proficient
- Red Sands ElD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spec Rafael Hernando MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- East Montana MiddleF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Mission Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Mountain View H SD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Homestead Meadows North school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Homestead Meadows North measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Homestead Meadows North against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Homestead Meadows North
Is Homestead Meadows North a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Homestead Meadows North ranks 32,397th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and a strong job market, and lowest on thin health care access and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Homestead Meadows North expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,597. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $73,092 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Homestead Meadows North safe?
Homestead Meadows North is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $403 per resident a year.
Compare Homestead Meadows North with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Homestead Meadows North. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Homestead Meadows North represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Homestead Meadows North detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Homestead Meadows North: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Homestead Meadows North: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Homestead Meadows North: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Homestead Meadows North: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Homestead Meadows North detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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