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Homestead Meadows South is a big small town of 6,660 people in El Paso County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from El Paso, TX and 277 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $865 a month.
6,660people
$174kTypical home
$865/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
5"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,660
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,817 people per sq mi
- 277 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 16 mi to El Paso, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,094/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 47% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ELP airport
- 12 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,052 ft
- 377 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 627 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 122 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 232 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Paso County: D+15 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk