Killeen vs Oklahoma City
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Killeen edges it, 62 to 61, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Army town beside Fort Hood, about 1.5 hours north of Austin
Full Killeen profile →Plan a trip to Killeen →Cheap, sprawling capital with a rebuilt downtown and Thunder basketball
Full Oklahoma City profile →Plan a trip to Oklahoma City →Where they differ
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, getting there & around, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Killeen if you want
- faster internet (93.9 Mbps measured)
Pick Oklahoma City if you want
- to spend about $22 less a month
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Killeen | Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 25 | 26 ✓ |
| Safety | 51 | 51 |
| Healthcare | 85 | 85 |
| Internet | 82 ✓ | 78 |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 13 ✓ | 9 |
| Climate | 50 | 50 |
| Air quality | 92 | 93 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 96 | 96 |
Cost
| Metric | Killeen | Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one person | $2,734 | $2,712 ✓ |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Killeen | Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 60.3 | 60.3 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 88 | 88 |
| Life expectancy | 78.5 yrs | 78.5 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Killeen | Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 93.9 Mbps ✓ | 67.6 Mbps |
| Upload | 11.5 Mbps | 11.9 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Killeen | Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | home country | home country |
| Entry, EU passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, UK passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Killeen | Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 91 ✓ | 27 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 2 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Killeen | Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 8.4 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Killeen or Oklahoma City?
- Oklahoma City is cheaper: about $2,712 per month versus $2,734 for one person.
- Is Killeen or Oklahoma City safer?
- Killeen and Oklahoma City score the same on safety (51), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Killeen or Oklahoma City?
- Killeen: a measured median of 93.9 Mbps versus 67.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.