Metro FMR · CBSA 28660 · HUD FY2026

Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 3% above the US average.

$990
1-bedroom FMR
$1,233
2-bedroom FMR
+6.5%
YoY change
+3%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,233 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 5% above the US average, lower than 60% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#156
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+5%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$49,320
income to afford it (30% rule)
+6.5%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Killeen-Temple: #156 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $67,203, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.7% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Killeen-Temple in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 477,577 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$983/mo

17.6% of median income

1 Bedroom

$990/mo

17.7% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,233/mo

22.0% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,711/mo

30.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,068/mo

36.9% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·28660

Killeen-Temple: $990/mo 1BR · #156 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 28660

  • CBSA 28660
  • 1BR-FMR $990
  • 2BR-FMR $1,233
  • RANK-MID #156
  • YOY-SURGE +6.5%
  • VSUS-NEAR +3%
  • IN-ST-LOW #11 TX
  • INC-ROOM 18%
  • POP-MAJOR 478K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Abilene
  • VOUCH-90-110 $891–$1,089
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Abilene ($30 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Killeen-Temple sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,233 higher than 40% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 28660

Counties inside Killeen-Temple

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 28660, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,067–$1,233, 16% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Bell County 2BR $1,233 · 373K Coryell County 2BR $1,233 · 83K Lampasas County 2BR $1,067 · 22K

Killeen-Temple studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #156 most affordable

1BR $990 (+3% vs US, +6.5% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 28660.

Studio
$983
US avg $893
↑6.4% YoY +10% vs US
1 Bedroom
$990
US avg $959
↑6.5% YoY +3% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,233
US avg $1,175
↑5.2% YoY +5% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,711
US avg $1,525
↑4.9% YoY +12% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,068
US avg $1,756
↑5.1% YoY +18% vs US

How Killeen-Temple compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other TX metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Killeen-Temple highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Killeen-Temple: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Killeen-Temple with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside TX (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside TX

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Cleveland
TN · 2 BR $1,233/mo
Duluth
MN · 2 BR $1,232/mo
Racine-Mount Pleasant
WI · 2 BR $1,235/mo
Appleton
WI · 2 BR $1,236/mo

Burden % · outside TX

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Harrisonburg
VA · 22% of income · 2 BR $1,322/mo
Muncie
IN · 22% of income · 2 BR $1,043/mo
Salt Lake City
UT · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,747/mo
Johnstown
PA · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,035/mo

Killeen-Temple: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $990 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,233 and a studio is $983.
How does Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 3% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $990 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Killeen-Temple rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,233 ranks #156 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Killeen-Temple metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 28660, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,067–$1,233 for a 2-bedroom (16% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $990/mo · 1BR TX

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