Brownwood, TX vs Fort Hood, TX

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBrownwood, TXFort Hood, TX
Population18,77726,814
Median Household Income$48,981$62,835
Median Rent$882/mo$1,406/mo
Median Home Value$144,400—
Cost of Living (US = 100)—91
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.8%41.1%
Poverty Rate20.9%13.3%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k42129*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,340135*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs95°F95°F
Winter Lows34°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute14.1 min11.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.517.2
College Degree Rate19%27.8%
Foreign-Born %5.1%6.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.3%+9.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Fort Hood (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.