Best PlacesFort Hood, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Hood, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Hood ranks 1,730th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Hood
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fort Hood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Hood ranks high
- Short commute11.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of cities
- QuietBetter than 99% of cities
- Cheap childcare$614 a month, better than 96% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
Where Fort Hood ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of cities
Who lives in Fort Hood
Fort Hood runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Hood.
Who works in Fort Hood, and how
Work in Fort Hood centers on hospitality & food and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Fort Hood
Fort Hood has more parkland per resident than 97% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Fort Hood and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fort Hood, month by month
Fort Hood sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Fort Hood
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Hood
Schools across Fort Hood average a C, better than 28% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Lakewood ElB+ · 55% proficient
- House Creek ElB · 50% proficient
- Clarke ElB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Belton MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Copperas Cove J HB · 44% proficient
- S C Lee J HB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Killeen Isd Early College H SA · 74% proficient
- Gatesville H SB− · 44% proficient
- Copperas Cove H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Hood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Hood measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fort Hood against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Fort Hood suits
Common questions about living in Fort Hood
Is Fort Hood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Hood ranks 1,730th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on a weak job market and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Hood safe?
Fort Hood is safer than 7% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $638 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fort Hood?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of cities.
Is Fort Hood good for families?
Schools beat 28% of cities, crime safety beats 7%, and childcare runs $614 a month.
Is Fort Hood good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 20% of cities, though advertised internet speeds beat only 3% of cities. About 9% of workers already work from home.
Compare Fort Hood with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Hood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Hood represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fort Hood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Hood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Hood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Hood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Hood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Hood detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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