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Move Score82

Killeen, TX

$2,862after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Killeen.

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So you know: homicide deaths in Killeen are above the US rate in this release, 7.9 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

82

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 82.1, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

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After tax and rent

$2,862

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,333
Rent$932
Other bills$1,851
Left$2,862

Stats

Rent
$1,109
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,645
Per month
Tax
19%
Of pay
Prices
9% below
US, besides rent

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$2,862 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Killeen
LowerHigher
Killeen · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,333
  • Rent$932
  • Other$1,851
  • Left$2,862

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$67,734
Effective tax rate
19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$932
Groceries
$363
Getting around
$536
Healthcare
$408
Utilities and internet
$227
Everything else
$317
Total spending
$2,783

After tax and rent

$2,862 left/mo

County by county

3 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Killeen, TX
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Bell CountyTX380k78%$1,168$1,067$221,100$66,05123 min
Coryell CountyTX84k17%$1,120$911$177,400$68,90424 min
Lampasas CountyTX22k5%$961$849$236,000$76,91928 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,988 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $932.

Work from home
9.7% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
70.8% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

6 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

1 more on the full list.

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The place

24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
24 minutes each way
Size
486k people
Buying instead
Median home $215,000. About $1,636/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 8.2%, property tax 1.49%.

Schools

Students
88,800
Pupils per teacher
14.7
Districts
17
  1. Killeen ISD42,883 students
  2. Belton ISD13,697 students
  3. Temple ISD8,764 students
  4. Copperas Cove ISD7,761 students
  5. Lampasas ISD3,640 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Take-home by job in Killeen

Pay and leftover for every job in Killeen

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Killeen calculated?

Killeen is in Texas, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax and payroll tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Killeen?

About $932 for a one-bedroom and $1,109 for a two-bedroom in Killeen, TX. Killeen averages 222 sunny days, a July high of 95°F, and a 24-minute commute.

How do I compare Killeen with another city?

Put Killeen next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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