Salado, TX 76571 (Bell County)
About this property
DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION! Make this home your own! Hill Country style nestled amongst gorgeous trees on outskirts of Salado. Elbow room & privacy! This beauty on 2 acres has 3 bedrooms plus office (with closet) & 2.5 baths. Enter the inviting foyer. Living room with high ceiling, fireplace & windows looking out to pool & backyard. Large kitchen with nice appliances, center island, plenty of storage, pretty cabinets that have some glass fronts for display. Formal dining in addition to breakfast area. Primary bedroom closet is huge with washer/dryer connections (in addition to washer/dryer connection in laundry room). Primary bath has separate shower and lots of storage. Secondary bedrooms very large with lots of closet space. No carpet - wood & tile throughout. Workspace/2nd office over garage (access from stairs in garage) not included in square footage. BEAUTIFUL POOL with trickling waterfall & a removable safety fence. Far enough away to have no city taxes but still convenient to Salado & I35. Circle drive. UPGRADES - Brazilian Pecan solid wood floors (not engineered); Radiant Barrier that greatly reduces the energy consumption & maintains proper temperature; pool pump has been upgraded to a variable speed pump which makes it extremely energy efficient; whole home filtration system to filter out all contaminants all around the whole house (except for the outside spigots and sprinklers). Separate area fenced for small pets plus fenced area for larger pets. No HOA. Roof is about 1 year old. Salado ISD. Does not convey - swim spa, trampoline, playscape, carport. Seller is willing to remove stairs in garage and replace with pulldown stairs.
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About the Area
1060 Great Oaks Dr is located in Salado, Texas, in Bell County. Bell County anchors the northern gateway to the Hill Country region, centered on Killeen-Temple-Belton, a diverse metro area shaped by Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), the largest active-duty military installation in the United States. The county blends military community character with a growing healthcare and university sector.
Stillhouse Hollow Lake and Belton Lake on the Leon River provide significant water recreation within Bell County. The terrain transitions from the limestone Hill Country in the west to the blackland prairie in the east. The Lampasas River flows through the western reaches of the county.
Salado had an estimated population of 2,292 as of 2023. The 76571 zip code has a median household income of $103,341, a median home value of $395,800, and a median age of 47.1. The average household size is 2.64 people.
Fort Cavazos is the dominant economic driver in Bell County, supporting tens of thousands of military personnel and civilian contractors. Baylor Scott and White Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in Texas, anchors the Temple medical district. Texas A&M Central Texas serves a significant higher education population.
Demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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