City Score: Killeen-Temple, TX

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Killeen-Temple, TX: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Killeen-Temple, TX scores 50 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 50 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Killeen-Temple, TX

  • What Killeen-Temple, TX is up against: 42 out of 100 — Better than 68% of cbsas, up 5 points
  • Where grace is growing: 26 out of 100 — Better than 39% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 49 out of 100 — Better than 49% of cbsas, down 6 points
  • Christian liberty: 66 out of 100 — Better than 73% of cbsas, up 16 points

What takes Killeen-Temple, TX to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 24 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 14 percentile points (What Killeen-Temple, TX is up against)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Killeen-Temple, TX over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Texas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Texas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Killeen-Temple, TX (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Killeen-Temple, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Killeen-Temple, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Killeen-Temple, TX (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Killeen-Temple, TX (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Killeen-Temple, TX (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Killeen-Temple, TX (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Killeen-Temple, TX (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Killeen-Temple, TX (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Killeen-Temple, TX (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Killeen-Temple, TX (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Killeen-Temple, TX (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Killeen-Temple, TX (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Texas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 20 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Killeen-Temple, TX

  1. Morgan's Point Resort, TX — 59, Liberty
  2. Evant, TX — 58, Liberty
  3. Leon Junction, TX — 58, Liberty
  4. Oglesby, TX — 58, Liberty
  5. Temple, TX — 56, Liberty
  6. Troy, TX — 56, Liberty
  7. Kempner, TX — 55, Liberty
  8. Lampasas, TX — 55, Liberty
  9. Lometa, TX — 55, Liberty
  10. Belton, TX — 52, Liberty
  11. Gatesville, TX — 52, Liberty
  12. Fort Hood, TX — 51, Liberty
  13. Harker Heights, TX — 51, Liberty
  14. Little River-Academy, TX — 51, Liberty
  15. Copperas Cove, TX — 50, Liberty
  16. Nolanville, TX — 49, Liberty
  17. Holland, TX — 48, Liberty
  18. Rogers, TX — 48, Liberty
  19. Salado, TX — 48, Liberty
  20. Killeen, TX — 45, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Killeen-Temple, TX, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/killeen-temple-tx. Methodology.

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