Copperas Cove, TX vs Fort Hood, TX

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

MetricCopperas Cove, TXFort Hood, TX
Population37,94726,814
Median Household Income$71,225$62,835
Median Rent$1,043/mo$1,406/mo
Median Home Value$180,500—
Cost of Living (US = 100)9191
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.6%41.1%
Poverty Rate11.4%13.3%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k28029*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,171135*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs95°F95°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29.4 min11.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.717.2
College Degree Rate21.8%27.8%
Foreign-Born %5.8%6.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.4%+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.