Moving to
Fort Hood.

26,814people live here $62,835median household income▼ 22% below US $1,406median rent per monthNear US average

Fort Hood is a US Army post. These figures cover the people who live on post, mostly young service members and their families, so it isn’t ranked against other cities. Most people stationed here live off post, in Killeen, Harker Heights or Copperas Cove.

What it's like to live in Fort Hood

Fort Hood is an unincorporated community in Texas with commutes that run shorter than most cities, a growing population, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Fort Hood deals with household incomes below the national average, hot summers, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Short commutes
Growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Hot summers
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Fort Hood compares

Median household income

Fort Hood$62,835

Texas avg$78,476

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Fort Hood$1,406

Texas avg$1,403

US$1,413

What it takes to move to Fort Hood

Based on Fort Hood's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,812

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $56,240 a year
41% of Fort Hood renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,406/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,406 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size.

41% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Coryell County is 4.7%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Coryell County (county-wide)

Safety

29 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Fort Hood doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Coryell County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 135/100k · Policed by Coryell County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 57% below US

11 min average commute

Commutes run short here, averaging 11.2 minutes. That's an underrated perk of living in a smaller or well-planned city, where time isn't lost sitting in traffic. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 11% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

60%

Walk

20%

Work from home

11%

Carpool

7.3%

Other

1.0%

Public transit

0.6%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 95°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 38°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 23% below US

28% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 28%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

9 public schools inside the boundary

There are 9 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Waco Mammoth National Monument (52 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Fort Hood's strongest points are commutes that run shorter than most cities and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and hot summers. A year of median rent ($1,406/mo) equals 27% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people who want short commutes.

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