diff --git a/benchmarks/configurations.py b/benchmarks/configurations.py
index 95bb41c806a..7083900532e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/configurations.py
+++ b/benchmarks/configurations.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             "parameters": {
                 "height": 40,
                 "width": 40,
-                "homophily": 3,
+                "homophily_ratio": 0.3,
                 "radius": 1,
                 "density": 0.625,
             },
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             "parameters": {
                 "height": 100,
                 "width": 100,
-                "homophily": 8,
+                "homophily_ratio": 0.8,
                 "radius": 2,
                 "density": 0.8,
             },
diff --git a/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/agents.py b/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/agents.py
index 67940b5654e..e6562989911 100644
--- a/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/agents.py
+++ b/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/agents.py
@@ -20,11 +20,19 @@ def step(self) -> None:
             self.pos, moore=True, radius=self.model.radius
         )
 
+        type_of_neighbors = [neighbor.type == self.type for neighbor in neighbors]
+
         # Count similar neighbors
-        similar = sum(neighbor.type == self.type for neighbor in neighbors)
+        similar = sum(type_of_neighbors)
+
+        # Count total neighbors
+        total_neighbors = len(type_of_neighbors)
 
         # If unhappy, move to a random empty cell:
-        if similar < self.model.homophily:
+        if (
+            total_neighbors != 0
+            and similar / total_neighbors < self.model.homophily_ratio
+        ):
             self.model.grid.move_to_empty(self)
         else:
             self.model.happy += 1
diff --git a/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/app.py b/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/app.py
index 56c0547ac6f..36b43fac7cf 100644
--- a/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/app.py
+++ b/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/app.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def agent_portrayal(agent):
     },
     "density": Slider("Agent density", 0.8, 0.1, 1.0, 0.1),
     "minority_pc": Slider("Fraction minority", 0.2, 0.0, 1.0, 0.05),
-    "homophily": Slider("Homophily", 3, 0, 8, 1),
+    "homophily_ratio": Slider("Homophily_ratio", 0.3, 0, 1, 0.1),
     "width": 20,
     "height": 20,
 }
diff --git a/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/model.py b/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/model.py
index 3ee0746c073..ab78f53bc48 100644
--- a/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/model.py
+++ b/mesa/examples/basic/schelling/model.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def __init__(
         width: int = 40,
         density: float = 0.8,
         minority_pc: float = 0.5,
-        homophily: int = 3,
+        homophily_ratio: float = 0.3,
         radius: int = 1,
         seed=None,
     ):
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def __init__(
             height: Height of the grid
             density: Initial chance for a cell to be populated (0-1)
             minority_pc: Chance for an agent to be in minority class (0-1)
-            homophily: Minimum number of similar neighbors needed for happiness
+            homophily_ratio: Ratio of similar neighbors to total neighbors needed for happiness
             radius: Search radius for checking neighbor similarity
             seed: Seed for reproducibility
         """
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.width = width
         self.density = density
         self.minority_pc = minority_pc
-        self.homophily = homophily
+        self.homophily_ratio = homophily_ratio
         self.radius = radius
 
         # Initialize grid