Houston or Killeen: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Killeen wins on more indicators: 6 of 10 against 2.
- Money: Killeen 1:3
- Climate and risks: Killeen 1:3
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Houston
Indicator
Killeen
Money
Better: Killeen (1 : 3)Per capita income
higher is better
✓$76,916
202444% higher
✗$53,320
202431% lower
Typical rent
lower is better
✗$1,638
2026-09-3025% higher
✓$1,308
2026-09-3020% lower
Typical home value
lower is better
✗$302,832
2026-09-3022% higher
✓$248,024
2026-09-3018% lower
Price level
lower is better
✗98.6 100 = US average
20248% higher
✓91.1 100 = US average
20248% lower
Climate and risks
Better: Killeen (1 : 3)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✗63 AQI
202437% higher
✓46 AQI
202427% lower
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✗63 days per year
20241160% higher
✓5 days per year
202492% lower
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗163 days per year
2016-20259% higher
✓149 days per year
2016-20258% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✓0 days per year
2016-202588% lower
✗1 days per year
2016-2025700% higher
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
2 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
578 °C·days per year
2016-2025
971 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,085 °C·days per year
2016-2025
1,764 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
81 days per year
2016-2025
56 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,335 mm per year
2016-2025
723 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
71 %
2021-2025
no data
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
158 days per year
2021-2025
no data
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
34 km
2006-2025
285 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7,796,182 people
2024
509,487 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Houston, Killeen.