My husband's report date to Hood is 10 July. We were wondering what the best communities are? I've heard from some people Copperas Cove is great, and that from others I've heard it's awful. We are planning on buying a house there..so sound advice is really appreciated! Thanks!
Re: Fort Hood Communities - what's best?
DH is opposed to base housing greatly..otherwise I would agree. Do you know if there is a wait list for housing there?
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This. And theyll tell you theres a really long wait list for housing. As long as theirs not a unit coming home from deployment it will take less than a month to get a house.
Harker Heights is the best area IMO. The neighborhoods are well maintained and Target, Barnes & Nobel, and most good resurants are in that area.
The Cove only has one road to get in and out so traffic at the start/end of the work day can be heavy.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about the area.
Has he lived in base housing or does he just have an opinion of it?
My husband didn't want to live on base because he thought that it would be all military regulation yards and you can't do this or that. But when I got pregnant we decided it would save us money to live on base and he LOVES it here. He can sleep in during the week because there is no traffic, we feel really comfortable with raising children in such a safe environment. And our base has brand new houses and a playground and pool.
I'm a Marine wife so I don't know anything about Ft. Hood. When we got orders I called the housing office as soon as we found out and told them we need a house, submitted the forms via email and we moved in as soon as his orders allowed us. It doesn't work like this for everyone and every base but its worth a shot.
I lived in Copperas Cove and Harker Heights and I greatly preferred HH. There are some decent areas in CC, but they're on the far side of town so in addition to the traffic going into town, then you have to drive all the way through it as well.
Killeen actually has tons of very nice, new housing areas. The most important thing to remember though, is to stay south of 190. I would never consider living anywhere north of the highway. Stay south and you'll be fine.
We are in Killeen. There are some nice areas, you just have to drive around a bit to find them. I personally love our little subdivision that is close to post and is very nice. I lived in Copperas Cove prior to deployment, and didn't like the long drive each day. If your husband wants to go home after PT daily to shower/change, living in Copperas Cove it out. It will be harder to go home daily after PT living in Harker Heights too, but it is still doable. Harker Heights has the better shopping/eating places. My biggest piece of advice- live south of highway 190. When looking at housing, if it is north of 190, don't waste your time.
Check militarybyowner.com for houses, there are many listings for this area. If you want something short term to figure out the area prior to buying, I can recommend Clear Creek Apartments in Copperas Cove as I lived there for 2 years and have nothing but great things to say about them. I haven't heard the best about the apartments in Killeen.
Lurker here but I completely agree with this. HH is typically more expensive, but if you can afford it, it's worth it!
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