| Fort Hood, Texas is the largest, armored post in the | | | | have been either rebuilt or remodeled. Several |
| US Armed Services with active duty. Fort Hood is | | | | hundred new units have also been built, or are |
| located in Central Texas, between Copperas Cove | | | | currently in the process of being built. Many of the |
| and Killeen. It’s about an hour north of Austin | | | | military families n the Fort Hood area prefer living off |
| and southwest of Waco. It’s large enough to | | | | base rather than on, as the off base units are either |
| support two full armored divisions—the only post | | | | new or newly remodeled. |
| in the US that is large enough and capable for such a | | | | The schools in that area are handled by the KISD |
| feat. | | | | — Killeen Independent School District. Due to the |
| The area in Central Texas is very beautiful, and | | | | closures of many other bases in the United States, |
| it’s filled with lakes and hills. The cities | | | | the school districts in Texas are seeing a |
| surrounding Fort Hood are filled with shopping | | | | fast-growing increase. The metropolitan area around |
| centers, great restaurants, recreation facilities, movie | | | | Fort Hood is also one of the fastest growing in |
| theaters, and more. The housing is affordable, and | | | | Texas. |
| many of the homes are new. In fact, the Fort | | | | The majority of Fort Hood families have a middle |
| Hood area is showing a steady increase in real estate | | | | class income. The average household income is |
| investing and marketing, even during this time of | | | | around $33,000, and that rate amongst military |
| financial economic crisis. | | | | earnings in that area tends to be steady. |
| Since 2000, much of the housing units in Fort Hood | | | | |