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# The Homesteads
- URL: https://www.tx.co/areas/the-homesteads/
- Published: 2026-10-11T07:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T23:10:40.000Z
- Description: The Homesteads is an unincorporated Johnson County community northeast of Alvarado and south of Mansfield.
- Author: LC
- Tags: #area, Johnson County

The Homesteads is an unincorporated Johnson County community northeast of Alvarado and south of Mansfield. It was first separately identified as a census-designated place before the 2020 census. The community name describes a defined statistical area, while county and service-district boundaries govern day-to-day property questions.

### Check at the address, not the town name

- Confirm the water provider, wastewater system, emergency-service district, and access road for the lot; the census place name does not establish municipal services.
- School attendance zones, flood risk, HOA obligations, utilities and property taxes follow the exact address. Use current records: [TEA school district locator](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator?ref=tx.co), [FEMA flood maps](https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home?ref=tx.co), [county appraisal districts](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/?ref=tx.co).

### Sources

- Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Aug 2026; Johnson County typical value (no place-level index is published for The Homesteads).
- Mortgage rate: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 10-08-2026.
- [The Homesteads geography and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FHomesteads,%5FTexas?ref=tx.co)
- [NCTCOG regional city and community reference](https://geospatial.nctcog.org/map/rest/services/Boundaries/Boundaries/MapServer/6?ref=tx.co)