Short answer: Bell County's own 2025 rate is 0.3317% of taxable value ($0.3317 per $100). It's one line of your bill. Your city, school district and special districts add the rest.
$400,000 homestead in Killeen: $140,000 school homestead exemption, no local optional exemptions assumed.
Bell County $1,327
Killeen $2,806
Killeen ISD $2,282
Example: $400,000 homestead in Killeen
Unit
Taxable
Rate
Tax
Bell County
$400,000
0.3317%$0.3317 per $100
$1,326.80
Killeen
$400,000
0.7014%$0.7014 per $100
$2,805.60
Killeen ISD
$260,000
0.8778%$0.8778 per $100
$2,282.28
Total
1.9109%$1.9109 per $100
$6,414.68
Bell County has 16 school districts, so the ISD on your account matters as much as the city. College districts (Central Texas College and Temple Junior College) cover only some addresses. The example below shows only the county, city and school district.
Protest deadline: May 15 (next business day if that falls on a weekend), or 30 days after the notice is mailed — whichever is later (Tax Code §41.44). Check your notice.
County rate
Bell County 2025 county rate
Taxing unit
Rate
Tax on $100,000
Bell County
0.3317%$0.3317 per $100
$332
City rates (12)
Cities in Bell County, 2025. (split) = spans more than one county
Taxing unit
Rate
Tax on $100,000
Bartlett (split)
0.6594%$0.6594 per $100
$659
Belton
0.5225%$0.5225 per $100
$523
City of Little-River Academy
0.39%$0.39 per $100
$390
Harker Heights
0.53%$0.53 per $100
$530
Holland
0.3664%$0.3664 per $100
$366
Killeen
0.7014%$0.7014 per $100
$701
Morgan's Point Resort
0.6398%$0.6398 per $100
$640
Nolanville
0.5383%$0.5383 per $100
$538
Rogers
1.05%$1.05 per $100
$1,050
Salado
0.4231%$0.4231 per $100
$423
Temple
0.6999%$0.6999 per $100
$700
Troy
0.4422%$0.4422 per $100
$442
School district rates (16)
School districts in Bell County, 2025
Taxing unit
Rate
Tax on $100,000
Academy ISD
1.1489%$1.1489 per $100
$1,149
Bartlett ISD (split)
1.1604%$1.1604 per $100
$1,160
Belton ISD
1.1494%$1.1494 per $100
$1,149
Bruceville-Eddy ISD (split)
0.807875%$0.807875 per $100
$808
Copperas Cove ISD (split)
0.7575%$0.7575 per $100
$758
Florence ISD (split)
1.0182%$1.0182 per $100
$1,018
Gatesville ISD (split)
0.8969%$0.8969 per $100
$897
Holland ISD (split)
0.9969%$0.9969 per $100
$997
Killeen ISD
0.8778%$0.8778 per $100
$878
Lampasas ISD (split)
1.0152%$1.0152 per $100
$1,015
Moody ISD (split)
1.0482%$1.0482 per $100
$1,048
Rogers ISD (split)
1.04018%$1.04018 per $100
$1,040
Rosebud-Lott ISD (split)
1.0662%$1.0662 per $100
$1,066
Salado ISD
1.1669%$1.1669 per $100
$1,167
Temple ISD
1.1372%$1.1372 per $100
$1,137
Troy ISD (split)
0.8074%$0.8074 per $100
$807
Special district rates (12)
Special districts in Bell County, 2025 (MUDs, ESDs, hospital, college and others)