City comparison
Akron, OH is about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from Austin, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,500 miles, or about 24 hours (about 2 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Akron, OH to Austin, TX takes about 2 h 21 min, covering roughly 1,200 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Akron, OH is on Eastern Time and Austin, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Akron, it's 11 a.m. in Austin, which puts Akron 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Austin has a population of 958,202, vs 190,273 in Akron — about 5.0× larger by population. By land area, Austin covers about 325 sq mi vs 62 sq mi for Akron.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Akron | Austin | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887/mo | $1,549/mo | 74.6% higher in Austin |
| Median home value | $99,700 | $461,500 | 362.9% higher in Austin |
| Median household income | $46,596 | $86,556 | 85.8% higher in Austin |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 94.2 | ≈ equal (Austin slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 96.0 | 83.2 | 15.4% higher in Akron |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 96.6 | 2.2% higher in Akron |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 96.1 | 3.0% higher in Akron |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Akron, you'd need $119,181 in Austin to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Akron, OH is about 16.1% cheaper overall than Austin, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 58% higher in Austin than in Akron. If you earn $80,000 in Akron, you'd need about $95,345 in Austin to keep the same standard of living.