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Harker Heights is a small city of 34,128 people in Bell County, Texas. It's about 5 miles from Killeen, TX and 53 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
34,128people
$288kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,128
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,184 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Austin, TX
- 5 mi to Killeen, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,815/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,234 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 45% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GRK airport
- 59 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bell County: R+16 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk