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Posted at 11:07 PM, Mar 18, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-26 19:39:43-04 U.S. News and World Report has listed Killeen in the top five for best places to live in Texas. Killeen took the number five spot, coming behind San Antonio. Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston rounded out the top three. They reached number five for a number of reasons like low unemployment rates which the chamber of commerce says is greatly due to Fort Hood. ”I think that the low unemployment rate has a lot to do with the fact that we are a military town," said Jennifer Hetzel, Director of Research for Killeen Chamber of Commerce. "We have a lot of soldiers in our community as well as a lot of people that work on post for the DoD, contractors, ect. So, that have very stable employment.” Here are the top 10 best places to live in Texas, according to U.S. News and World Report.
”When they rate those cities I think they know what each city has to offer," said Jose Segarra, Mayor of Killeen. Over the years Killeen has had bad image due to crime rates but the mayor says the community can change that. "I would say just become an ambassador and start talking to people about all the great things that the City of Killeen has to offer.” Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for the Headlines Newsletter and receive up to date information.KILLEEN, TX — Killeen was recently ranked the 5th best place to live in Texas, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2019 "Best Places to Live in Texas" study. Other Texas metro areas that made the top five include Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. Researchers looked at 125 Metro areas in Texas to determine the rankings. Cities coming in behind Killeen that made the top 10 are Beaumont, Corpus Christi, El Paso, McAllen and Brownsville. The study considers five main factors in its rankings, including desirability, job market, value, quality of life and net migration. Contributing factors to Killeen's placement are assets such as affordability and low unemployment. Killeen's unemployment rate is 4 percent and the median monthly rent is $888 dollars. The average salary for a person living in Killeen is $41,770. Other areas considered are a city's diverse population, average commute time, recreational opportunities and quick access to other major metro areas. Killeen's average commute time was estimated at 21.1 minutes. The study uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Labor and other sources. Killeen Metro area has a population of 432, 797. Copyright 2019 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for the Headlines Newsletter and receive up to date information.The five safest neighborhoods in Killeen are all in the Northwestern part of the city. The City of Killeen has been a prominent city in Bell County since 1881. Home to the most populous U.S. military installation in the world, Ft. Hood; the city has grown in population to having over 138,000 residents occupying 35 neighborhoods, making Killeen
the 21st largest community in Texas. But how safe is Killeen? The city's crimes per square mile is 106, compared to the national median of 32.8 and the state median of 31; this makes Killeen only 11 percent safer than all the cities in the U.S. Determining the safety of a city requires us to consider violent and property crime rates to the national and state medians. Violent crimes involve murder, rape, robbery, and assault while property crimes involve burglary, arson, larceny, and
motor vehicle theft. These comparisons are for every 1000 residents. The national median for violent crimes is 3.8 and the state median is 4.06. At 6.19, Killeen's violent crime rate is considered one of the highest in the nation and relative to Texas, Killeen has a crime rate that is higher than 87 percent of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. What does this mean? Well, the chance of you becoming a victim in Killeen is one in 162. To help you stay safe in an unsafe
city, we have the top five safest neighborhoods in Killeen, according to neighborhoodscout.com. Google Maps
loading... 1 Real estate is primarily made up of medium-sized (three or four bedroom) to large (five or more bedroom) small apartment buildings and town homes. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Kiowa Ct / Tonkawa Ct neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. Google Maps loading... 2 Santee Ct / Shawnee CtReal estate is also primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) town homes and small apartment buildings. A number of residences were built between 2000 and the present. Google Maps Google Mapsloading... 3 Hood Road / Central AvenueMany of the residences in the Hood Rd / Central Ave neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969. Google Maps loading... 4 Hughes Street / Cutler StreetMost of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Google Maps Google Mapsloading... 5 Chaffee VillageMany of the residences in the Chaffee Village neighborhood are older, and well-established. More From KUSJ-FMWhat is the best area to live by Killeen TX?To help you stay safe in an unsafe city, we have the top five safest neighborhoods in Killeen, according to neighborhoodscout.com.. Kiowa Ct / Tonkawa Ct. ... . Santee Ct / Shawnee Ct. ... . Hood Road / Central Avenue. ... . Hughes Street / Cutler Street. ... . Chaffee Village.. Is Killeen TX A good place to live?However, Killeen was ranked as the 5th best place to live in Texas based on the “Best Places to Live in Texas” study launched by U.S. News & World Report. The other four were the four largest Texas cities – Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio.
What celebrities live in Killeen?But a few other folks you've probably heard of have called it home!. Oveta Culp Hobby. Oveta Culp was born in Killeen in 1905. ... . Robert Griffin III. ... . GEN Robert Shoemaker. ... . Elvis Presley. ... . Jackie Robinson.. Is it expensive to live in Killeen Texas?The average cost of living in Killeen is $1468, which is in the top 30% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2816th out of 9294 in our global list, 2092nd out of 2202 in the United States, and 124th out of 130 in Texas State.
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