Fort Hood, TX vs Copperas Cove, TX

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

MetricFort Hood, TXCopperas Cove, TX
Population26,81437,947
Median Household Income$62,835$71,225
Median Rent$1,406/mo$1,043/mo
Median Home Value—$180,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9191
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.1%40.6%
Poverty Rate13.3%11.4%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k29*280
Property Crime Rate /100k135*1,171
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs95°F95°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute11.2 min29.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.213.7
College Degree Rate27.8%21.8%
Foreign-Born %6.2%5.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%+9.4%

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.