Bell County

MyTownView tracks 11 municipalities in Bell County, Texas. Browse recent news, meeting transcripts, upcoming events, and more across the county.

11Municipalities
327,589Residents
52Articles
24Meetings (30d)
$73,555Avg. Median Income
$235,864Avg. Home Value

Recent News

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Apr 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

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Upcoming

Apr 16City CouncilTempleAgendaApr 20City CouncilTempleAgendaApr 20Planning and Zoning CommissionTempleAgendaApr 21City CouncilKilleenAgendaApr 23City CouncilTempleAgenda

Recent

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 CorporationTempleAgenda

Rankings in Bell County

Fastest Growing Cities

Growth
#CityPopulation Change
1NolanvilleBell+5.0%
2TempleBell+3.8%
3BeltonBell+2.5%
4Harker HeightsBell+1.6%
5KilleenBell+1.3%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Safest Cities

Safety
#CityCrimes per 1,000
1NolanvilleBell6.4 total crimes per 1k
2Harker HeightsBell17.6 total crimes per 1k
3BeltonBell18.3 total crimes per 1k
4KilleenBell21.1 total crimes per 1k
5TempleBell28.1 total crimes per 1k
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Source: Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting Program (I-UCR)

Lowest Property Taxes

Finances
#CityEffective Tax Rate
1BeltonBell0.28%
2Harker HeightsBell0.29%
3NolanvilleBell0.29%
4KilleenBell0.34%
5TempleBell0.34%
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Source: Illinois Comptroller, Annual Financial Report

Best Fiscal Health

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Finances
#CityFiscal Health Score
1BeltonBell70 / 100
2Harker HeightsBell69 / 100
3NolanvilleBell69 / 100
4KilleenBell63 / 100
5TempleBell63 / 100
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Source: Illinois Comptroller, Illinois Dept. of Insurance

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)