Metro area · CBSA 28660
Killeen
The Killeen, TX metro area has 494,360 people. Median rent is $1,217, 20.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Bell County at $1,138. Of the 20 places we track here, Salado has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$69,923
Median home value
$234,500
Unemployment
6.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,138
HUD, Bell County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killeen | 158,159 | $1,208 | 23.8% |
| Temple | 89,602 | $1,231 | 21.7% |
| Copperas Cove | 37,947 | $1,043 | 17.6% |
| Harker Heights | 34,128 | $1,146 | 16.9% |
| Belton | 24,356 | $1,252 | 25.4% |
| Gatesville | 16,228 | $1,007 | 21.1% |
| Lampasas | 7,671 | $961 | 17.2% |
| Nolanville | 6,690 | $1,174 | 19.4% |
| McGregor | 5,761 | $1,194 | 19.7% |
| Morgan's Point Resort | 4,750 | $1,819 | 27.5% |
| Troy | 2,844 | $1,324 | 18.4% |
| Little River-Academy | 2,233 | $1,463 | 23.2% |
| Salado | 2,225 | $1,073 | 12.0% |
| Bartlett | 1,941 | $756 | 13.5% |
| Rogers | 1,303 | $802 | 17.3% |
| Holland | 1,299 | $1,224 | 23.5% |
| Kempner | 1,215 | $1,044 | 16.6% |
| Lometa | 812 | $692 | 15.2% |
| Pendleton | 649 | $1,224 | 21.3% |
| Evant | 535 | $716 | 19.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.