What is the cost of living in Killeen-Temple?

Killeen-Temple has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 91.1, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 77.9, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,233/month.

What is the median salary in Killeen-Temple?

The median salary in Killeen-Temple is $60,254 annually (mean: $63,881). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Registered Nurses, Stockers and Order Fillers.

How safe is Killeen-Temple?

The violent crime rate in the Killeen-Temple area is 395 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2058 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Killeen-Temple?

The state of TX has 9,061 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Charter schools make up 11.4% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Killeen-Temple?

Infant center-based childcare in the Killeen-Temple area averages $7,566 per year. Preschool averages $6,926/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Killeen-Temple a good place to relocate?

Killeen-Temple has a Life Score of 53.2/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Killeen-Temple sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Killeen-Temple ranks #238 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Killeen-Temple, TX

BEA RPP 91.1 ranks #123 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

91.1
Cost index (US=100): $1,233
2BR rent / mo: $60,254
Median salary: 48.5
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Killeen-Temple ranks #238 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (48.5/100), with its strongest marks in climate and cost of living.

#238
of 387 US metros · Near median: 31,290,831
metro-area population: 395
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 9,061
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: low hazard (4/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Killeen-Temple ranks #238 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 91.1 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,233/mo, median salary $60,254; LiveAbility Score 48.5/100, strongest in climate and cost of living.

Signature: BEA RPP 91.1 ranks #123 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 91.1 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,233/mo.

LiveAbility 48.5/100 keeps Killeen-Temple in the middle third (#238 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Killeen-Temple area is 141,070.

Killeen-Temple vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

49 Top 62% higher than 38% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Killeen-Temple housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Killeen-Temple MSA; housing RPP 77.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,233/mo.

Studio

$983

/month

1 Bedroom

$990

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,233

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,711

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,068

/month

Killeen-Temple wages and employment

Killeen-Temple posts 141,070 total employment with median salary $60,254 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$60,254

Mean Salary

$63,881

Total Employment

141,070

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,530
Registered Nurses	$93,440
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,560
Retail Salespersons	$29,970
General and Operations Managers	$87,920

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Killeen-Temple area from NCES.

Schools

9,061

Enrollment

5,491,723

Student:Teacher

14.7:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Killeen-Temple area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,566

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,109

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,926

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Killeen-Temple's composite Life Score is 53.2/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

68/100

Strong

Wages

28/100

Weak

Rent

60/100

Above average

Crime

33/100

Weak

Schools

39/100

Below average

Childcare

76/100

Strong

Environment

86/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Killeen-Temple ranks #238 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 48.5/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Climate (99/100)

Climate

99
Cost of living

68
Schools

61
Housing

60
Air quality

35
Safety

33
Job market

28
Low hazard

4

What this shows Killeen-Temple's strongest dimensions are climate and cost of living; its weakest among scored dims is low hazard at 4/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Killeen-Temple on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Killeen-Temple on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Killeen-Temple cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Killeen-Temple wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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