Jacksonville vs Killeen
Metro-area medians — Jacksonville, NC Metro Area vs Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Jacksonville comes out ahead, winning 3 of the 4 clearly-decided measures.
Jacksonville and Killeen cost about the same to live in, but Jacksonville households earn about 7% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Jacksonville.
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On $75,000 for just you, Killeen leaves you about $3,569/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
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- + Median household income
Jacksonville vs Killeen — frequently asked
- Is Jacksonville cheaper than Killeen?
- They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Jacksonville and Killeen metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
- Which has higher household income, Jacksonville or Killeen?
- Jacksonville has the higher median household income — $73,004 versus $68,465 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 7% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Jacksonville or Killeen?
- A paycheck stretches further in Jacksonville. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $79,279 there versus $75,127 in Killeen.
- Which has cheaper rent, Jacksonville or Killeen?
- Killeen has cheaper rent — a median of $1,283/mo versus $1,389/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).