Homestead is a city within Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida, between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which was home to 6,138,333 people at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Miami, and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Key Largo. The population was 80,737 as of the 2020 census.
Southeast
Homestead
Miami-Dade County, FL
Population
79,996
Walk Score
91 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,527
Median home value
$316,200
[[municipal corporation
1913
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Coral Castle · listed 1984
- Homestead Historic Downtown District · listed 2007
- Monroe Lake Archeological District · listed 1996
- Nike Missile Site HM-69 · listed 2004
- Offshore Reefs Archeological District · listed 1984
- Shark River Slough Archeological District · listed 1996
Notable landmarks
- Anhinga Trail · listed 1996
- Bow, Lily Lawrence, Library · listed 1996
- Faust, Thomas, House · listed 1996
- Fuchs Bakery · listed 1996
- Homestead Public School-Neva King Cooper School · listed 1985
- Homestead Town Hall · listed 1997
- Lindeman-Johnson House · listed 1996
- McMinn-Horne House · listed 1996
- Populo · listed 2006
- Seminole Cafe and Hotel · listed 2008
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