Homestead Estates

Scored homes in Homestead Estates, Cathedral City, CA (Palm Springs, CA metro) average 595 on Cindera's 900-point wildfire readiness scale — the Needs Attention tier (580–669). The average is based on 13 home scores.

Scored homes in Homestead Estates range from 552 to 603 — a 51-point spread on the Cindera scale. That gap reflects block-by-block differences in hazard exposure, defensible space, and verified mitigation across 13 scored properties.

11 scored homes (85%) in Homestead Estates fall in the Needs Attention tier (580–669). Other tiers are represented too — readiness is not uniform across the neighborhood.

Cindera did not find fire stations whose mapped locations fall inside the Homestead Estates boundary. Nearby departments may still respond to this area — the map shows stations strictly within the neighborhood polygon.

Homestead Estates averages 595 across scored homes. Nearby neighborhoods with Cindera data: Cathedral City Highlands averages 596 (1 points higher); Sunair averages 583 (12 points lower); Terrace Heights averages 566 (29 points lower). Block-level conditions explain much of the spread — two streets in the same city can land in different tiers.

A neighborhood average in the Needs Attention tier (580–669) means Homestead Estates is making progress but has not yet reached Good Foundation as a whole. Many California homeowners in this band work toward voluntary-market placement while documenting mitigation.

High-impact steps in Cathedral City, CA include clearing combustible material from Zone 0 (within 5 feet of the structure), upgrading to ember-resistant vents, maintaining roof and gutter cleanliness, and documenting verified actions. Cindera turns these into a prioritized plan — especially valuable for the 11 homes in the Needs Attention tier here.

Among 13 scored homes in Homestead Estates, Cathedral City, CA, tier counts are: Needs Attention: 11 homes (85%); High Priority: 2 homes (15%). Individual addresses can be higher or lower than the 595 neighborhood average.