Bell County
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11Municipalities
327,589Residents
52Articles
24Meetings (30d)
$73,555Avg. Median Income
$235,864Avg. Home Value
Recent News
52Apr 14“We will truly miss him”: Man who overcame homelessness killed in Killeen pedestrian crashKilleenApr 12Texas State vs Troy: Takeaways as Bobcats pitching collapses in seriesTroyApr 11Texas State softball takeaways: Win over Troy powered by late rallyTroyApr 10Salado falls to Celina in soccer state championshipSaladoApr 9Salado falls to Celina in Texas soccer state championshipSaladoApr 4Flooding in Salado, TexasSaladoApr 2Salado girls soccer advances to state championshipSaladoMar 31Richard Rogers, Texas business pioneer who helped build Dallas-based Mary Kay Cosmetics with his mother, dies at 82RogersMar 30South Texas woman sentenced to prison in traffic death of Belton womanBeltonMar 2723-year-old Belton coffee shop owner uses TikTok to grow businessBeltonMar 23#UPDATE: Belton police find missing teen Bella CastilloBeltonMar 22Harker Heights shooting leaves one dead, another injuredHarker HeightsMar 12Homicide investigation in Killeen, TexasKilleenMar 11Killeen woman seeks justice after being severely injured by gun thrown from vehicle during police chaseKilleenMar 7Killeen police seek 3 men after shots fired at Ross storeKilleen
Meetings
24Upcoming
Apr 16City CouncilTempleAgendaApr 20City CouncilTempleAgendaApr 20Planning and Zoning CommissionTempleAgendaApr 21City CouncilKilleenAgendaApr 23City CouncilTempleAgendaRecent
Apr 14Temple Police Association Meet and ConferTempleAgendaApr 14City CouncilTempleAgendaApr 14Citizen's Police Advisory Commission RegularTempleAgendaApr 9City CouncilTempleAgendaApr 8Zoning Board of Adjustment RegularTempleAgendaApr 7City CouncilKilleenAgendaApr 6Planning and Zoning CommissionTempleAgendaApr 2Temple Revitalization CorporationTempleAgendaRankings in Bell County
Fastest Growing Cities
| # | City | Population Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NolanvilleBell | +5.0% |
| 2 | TempleBell | +3.8% |
| 3 | BeltonBell | +2.5% |
| 4 | Harker HeightsBell | +1.6% |
| 5 | KilleenBell | +1.3% |
Safest Cities
| # | City | Crimes per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NolanvilleBell | 6.4 total crimes per 1k |
| 2 | Harker HeightsBell | 17.6 total crimes per 1k |
| 3 | BeltonBell | 18.3 total crimes per 1k |
| 4 | KilleenBell | 21.1 total crimes per 1k |
| 5 | TempleBell | 28.1 total crimes per 1k |
Lowest Property Taxes
| # | City | Effective Tax Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BeltonBell | 0.28% |
| 2 | Harker HeightsBell | 0.29% |
| 3 | NolanvilleBell | 0.29% |
| 4 | KilleenBell | 0.34% |
| 5 | TempleBell | 0.34% |
Best Fiscal Health
i| # | City | Fiscal Health Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BeltonBell | 70 / 100 |
| 2 | Harker HeightsBell | 69 / 100 |
| 3 | NolanvilleBell | 69 / 100 |
| 4 | KilleenBell | 63 / 100 |
| 5 | TempleBell | 63 / 100 |
Municipalities
Belton
Pop. 24,356Income $59,130Homes $258,700
City (Mayor-Council)
Harker Heights
Pop. 34,128Income $81,190Homes $287,800
City (Mayor-Council)
Holland
Pop. 1,299Income $62,500Homes $175,500
Town (Board of Trustees)
Killeen
Pop. 158,159Income $60,977Homes $215,400
City (Mayor-Council)
Little River-Academy
Pop. 2,233Income $75,563Homes $183,300
City (Mayor-Council)
Morgan's Point Resort
Pop. 4,750Income $79,450Homes $245,100
City (Mayor-Council)
Nolanville
Pop. 6,690Income $72,480Homes $244,900
City (Mayor-Council)
Rogers
Pop. 1,303Income $55,625Homes $97,400
Town (Board of Trustees)
Salado
Pop. 2,225Income $107,679Homes $445,900
Village (President-Trustee)
Temple
Pop. 89,602Income $68,204Homes $239,000
City (Mayor-Council)
Troy
Pop. 2,844Income $86,311Homes $201,500
City (Mayor-Council)