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Copperas Cove, Texas · West of Fort Hood · Coryell County

Buying a home in Copperas Cove: what it costs and what sells.

Copperas Cove sits west of post, past the west gate, with the lowest median price of the six cities and the fastest sales. Its own school district and a smaller-town feel. The numbers below come from closed sales in the CTXMLS for the 12 months ending October 6, 2026, and we update them monthly.

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The Short Answer

Is Copperas Cove a good place to buy a home near Fort Hood?

Copperas Cove is the budget pick and the fastest-moving market around Fort Hood. The median home sold for $235,000 over the last 12 months at $145 per square foot, in a median 46 days, the quickest of the six cities. 62% of buyers used a VA loan. Prices are down 6% over three years, which cuts both ways: a buyer gets more house for the money than in 2023, and a seller needs to price carefully. Cove has the lowest price-cut rate in the area at 42%, meaning homes that list right tend to sell without a reduction.

$235,000Median sold price

$145Per square foot

46Median days on market (fastest city)

62%Buyers using VA loans

4.3Months of supply (lowest)

$280K vs $215KNew build vs resale median

-6%Median price, 3-year change

42%Listings that cut price (lowest)

Closed sales October 7, 2025 through October 6, 2026. Source: CTXMLS, compiled by Good Life Team. Next update early November 2026.

Neighborhoods

Where homes in Copperas Cove sell fastest and closest to asking.

Subdivision figures combine all phases under one name and need at least 10 closed sales in the last 12 months to be listed.

Nauert

18 days median, the fastest subdivision in the entire six-city area. 12 sales, median $154,950, half of them under contract within two weeks. Entry-level homes with real competition.

Creekside Hills

The volume leader: 54 sales, 29.5 days, median $280,412, 80% new construction. Closed at 100% of original list with 43% selling over asking.

House Creek North

Best resale list-to-sale ratio: 99.3% across 41 sales, median $260,000. The established neighborhood where pricing to the street gets full value.

Heritage Place

100% of original list. Another subdivision where homes priced right close at asking.

Valley at Great Hills

99.9% of original list.

Heartwood Park

One of the newer communities on the north side. We’ve priced homes here recently; text us for the current closed sales.

Neighborhood Pages

Copperas Cove neighborhoods with their own sales data.

Each page rolls every phase and section into one and shows closed sales, median price, days on market, and VA share, updated monthly.

Creekside Hills Heartwood Park

What to Watch

Cheapest median, fastest sales, and one trap to know about.

Cove gives a buyer the most house for the money on the west side, and homes here move: 46 days median and the lowest months of supply in the area at 4.3. New construction medians $280,000 against $215,000 for resale, so the gap between new and used is real but narrower than Killeen’s.

The trap is near-new resale. Across Belton, Copperas Cove and Temple, 60 to 70% of homes built 2020 to 2024 and resold by an owner needed a price cut, because they compete directly with builder incentives one street over. For a buyer, that is where the leverage is: a three-year-old home that has been sitting 90-plus days next to a new community is usually negotiable well below the builder’s number, with no construction wait.

Who tends to pick Copperas Cove

Buyers stretching a budget who want a detached home under $250,000.
Families who prefer Copperas Cove ISD or a smaller-town feel.
Soldiers assigned to units on the west side of post.
First-time buyers, because entry-level neighborhoods like Nauert and House Creek North still see competition and hold value.

Copperas Cove Questions

What buyers ask us about Copperas Cove.

How much is a house in Copperas Cove, Texas?

The median closed price over the last 12 months was $235,000, at $145 per square foot. Resale medians $215,000; new construction $280,000.

How long do homes take to sell in Copperas Cove?

46 days median, the fastest of the six cities around Fort Hood. Only 42% of sellers cut price before selling, also the lowest in the area.

Why are prices down in Copperas Cove?

The median is down about 6% over three years, the largest decline of the six cities. Part of that is mix: more entry-level and resale homes closing. For a buyer it means more house per dollar than in 2023.

How far is Copperas Cove from Fort Hood?

Cove sits directly west of post along Highway 190, with its own gate on the west side. Commute depends on which part of post you report to; text us your unit and we’ll tell you what the drive looks like from each neighborhood.

Should I buy in Copperas Cove or Killeen?

Similar medians ($235,000 vs $237,500), but Cove is faster, has a lower price-cut rate, and its own school district, while Killeen is closer to the main gates with far more new construction and inventory. See the Killeen page.

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