Bell County
Four towns measured to Bernie Beck
Killeen, Harker Heights, Belton, and Temple are in Bell County. Each drive below ends at Bernie Beck Main Gate, the 24/7 gate at Fort Hood. The post was Fort Cavazos from 2023 through 2025. The name Fort Hood returned on June 11, 2025, with the ceremony on July 28, 2025. The namesake is Col. Robert B. Hood.
Drives: Google Maps, Monday, Oct 5, 2026, 7:00 a.m. Central, OSRM-corroborated to the OpenStreetMap Bernie Beck pin, checked 2026-10-04. Ranges are typical to worst and exclude the gate ID-check wait. Name: June 11, 2025 announcement.
Drive, school, and Category A mean
| Town | School district | Category A mean | n | Drive to Bernie Beck | ZIP cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeen | Killeen ISD, by address | $231,980 | 40,958 | 4 to 7 min, 2.6 mi, from 101 N College | 76541, 76540 |
| Harker Heights | Killeen ISD, by address | $303,774 | 9,112 | 9 to 14 min, 8.0 mi, from 305 Millers Crossing | 76548 |
| Belton | Belton ISD | $283,358 | 5,807 | 20 to 24 min, 21.5 mi, from 333 Water St | 76513 |
| Temple | Temple, Belton, Academy, and Troy ISDs | $256,911 | 26,774 | 26 to 35 min, 29.0 mi, from 2 N Main St | 76501, 76503 |
Means: mean market value from Bell CAD 2025 certified ARB totals (Category A single-family; not a median; not a sale price), certification 8/4/2025, checked 2026-10-04. Killeen's mean is the lowest. Harker Heights is the highest. County: Texas Municipal League city directory. BAH for the duty station is TX286, ZIP 76544, on the 2026 BAH page.
How to read the school column
Killeen and Harker Heights share the Killeen ISD name, and both still need an address check. The Harker Heights page stays with that district name and leaves a single citywide high school unnamed. Belton is Belton ISD, and the elementary boundaries from March 2023 remain the ones for 2026–27. Temple's cell is four districts. Belton ISD overlaps Temple's west and southwest. Confirm the Temple campus by address. Students attend school where they reside.
Schools: city and district pages, including Belton ISD Infofinder, checked 2026-10-04.
Harker Heights and Temple also carry a homestead average in their quick-facts boxes, from the same certified report, separate from the Category A mean in this table. Killeen and Belton are compared here on the Category A mean.