Best In Texas Real Estate™: Killeen-Temple-Copperas Cove-Lampasas
2026-10-25
Killeen-Temple ranks #16 of 24 Texas metros on housing vacancy rate — 8.6% — according to ALEX Intelligence’s latest data. This is not a sign of collapse, but of structural overhang: supply is ahead of demand, driven by Fort Cavazos and the Baylor Scott & White medical corridor. The market is not stagnant — it’s in a correction phase. For investors, this is a rare opportunity to acquire at stabilized prices before absorption accelerates.
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Housing Vacancy Rate, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024)
#1 Tyler — 16.6%
#2 Corpus Christi — 15.9%
#3 Texarkana — 14.6%
#4 Beaumont-Port Arthur — 13.6%
#5 Brownsville-Harlingen — 13.3%
#6 Abilene — 12.8%
#7 Wichita Falls — 12.5%
#8 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission — 12.4%
#9 Longview — 11.7%
#16 Killeen-Temple — 8.6%
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-25-killeen-temple-standing-vacancy-share-msa
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Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA
Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies
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Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024 · ALEX Intelligence computation
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov



