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Copperas Cove is a small city of 37,947 people in Coryell County, Texas. It's about 11 miles from Killeen, TX and 58 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
37,947people
$181kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,947
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,105 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Austin, TX
- 11 mi to Killeen, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (267 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,141 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GRK airport
- 65 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coryell County: R+41 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk