| Situated in between Biscayne National Park and | | | | in this city. The most famous farms are owned and |
| Everglades National Park, Homestead is a city in | | | | operated by Manuel Diaz. |
| Miami-Dade County in Florida. It lays to the north of | | | | The city of Homestead has many major attractions |
| Florida City and along with the latter form the greater | | | | which are especially popular with tourists. Biscayne |
| Homestead-Florida City area. The city's name has an | | | | National Park, Everglades Alligator Farm, Fruit and |
| interesting history and is derived from a path by the | | | | Spice Park and Homestead Rodeo are some sites of |
| name of "Homesteader's Trail", that was the only | | | | interest. The Biscayne National Park is famous for its |
| means to reach the place. Homestead is a small sized | | | | scuba diving and snorkeling options and is a must- visit |
| city with a comparatively large population of 54,000 | | | | site for tourists. A botanical garden spread over an |
| people. The Redlands are Homestead's premiere | | | | area of 32 acres, the Fruit and Spice Park is one of |
| home development where in some places only one | | | | the greatest attractions in Homestead containing over |
| house is allowed to be built in a five acres lot. | | | | 500 varieties of fruit, nut and spice trees. Another |
| The city has a total area of about 14.3 mi sq. | | | | renowned tourist attraction in Homestead is the |
| Homestead has a humid subtropical climate and | | | | Monkey Jungle that has stood since 1933 and contains |
| reminds one of the climates that is existent in Miami | | | | 400 primates of 30 different species. The economy of |
| and the rest of the South Florida Metropolitan area. | | | | Homestead at one point of time was thriving since it |
| Summers are extremely humid and hot with high | | | | was a major steel producer in the United States. |
| temperatures while winters are mild and even cool | | | | During the 1980's this stature of Homestead declined |
| when compared to nearby coastal regions. History | | | | rapidly as most of the steel companies relocated |
| bears witness to the fact that hurricanes have harmed | | | | overseas. The situation further worsened after |
| the place the most. Hurricane Andrew was the last | | | | Hurricane Andrew in 1992 swept away much of the |
| major hurricane that hit the area and Homestead took | | | | commercial center of the city. |
| more than five years to completely recuperate. The | | | | The real estate market in Homestead is again picking |
| place also came in way of Hurricane Katrina and | | | | up and prices are increasingly becoming more |
| Hurricane Wilma but they did not deal a major blow. | | | | competitive. More than 50% of the real estate in |
| The oldest city in Miami-Dade County has a well | | | | Homestead is owner occupied and about 40% are |
| developed education system and lies within the | | | | rented units. The market was very strong recently and |
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. There are a | | | | thousands of new construction homes were built but |
| number of elementary and middle schools and two | | | | now it has cooled. The Redlands and Nob Hill are |
| famous charter schools in the form of Keys Gate | | | | among the best places to live in Homestead. Average |
| Charter School and Waterstone Charter School. | | | | price of a single family home is $271,000 and the |
| Homestead is also home to the famous Miami-Dade | | | | average home age is 22 years. Homestead real |
| College. There is a huge amount of undeveloped land | | | | estate will rebound again in 2008. |