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Temple is a mid-size city of 89,602 people in Bell County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Killeen, TX and 60 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
89,602people
$239kTypical home
$1,231/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 89,602
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,227 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Austin, TX
- 20 mi to Killeen, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,507/mo)
- Median rent $1,231/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 92 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
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (916 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GRK airport
- 65 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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