The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 76542 sells for about $279,000, or $130 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.24%), a market in balance. Homes take about 69 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,355 a month.
ZIP 76542 — Killeen
The 76542 housing market is experiencing a period of price stabilization with a median sale price of $279,000. Market activity shows homes spending an average of 69 days on the market, reflecting a balanced environment for buyers and sellers.
The area features a balanced mix of buyers and renters, appealing to those seeking suburban housing options within the Killeen market.
Median prices moved down 0.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 69 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
1 foreclosure-ledger notice — 0.2 per 10,000 residents · unemployment 9.0% · poverty 12.4% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 76542, Bell County TX
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Texas) — Senior (65+) and Disabled Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling: Grants an additional mandatory $10,000 exemption from ISD appraised value (Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100,000 - $10,000) and establishes an absolute statutory tax freeze (school tax ceiling): total ISD property taxes cannot exceed the dollar ceiling established in the… State (Texas) — General Residence Homestead Exemption and 10% Valuation Growth Cap: Imposes mandatory state-level valuation deductions and growth limitations on the qualifying homestead: (1) Mandates a $100,000 deduction from appraised value for independent school district (ISD) maintenance and operations/debt taxation: Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100… State (Texas) — Ad Valorem Real Property Taxation and Assessment Ratio: Mandates ad valorem appraisal of all real property at 100% of fair market value as of January 1 each tax year (Assessment Ratio = 1.00).
The rental market in 76542 shows a median rent of $1,600 per month with a slight year-over-year decline of 2.18%.
not determinable
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched properties in this ZIP (latest reading each) — each property weighs one; per point, properties lacking the value are excluded. Property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually.
No county-record distress flags across 2 researched properties on the ARED base layer. Key-figure check: median price diverges 42.8% from the nearest retained anchor (researched-property base layer) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Validation: confirmed genuine market swing — the flagged $279,000 was independently re-read and corroborated by 2 source(s); it stands as the new anchor baseline.