City comparison
Akron, OH is about 950 miles (1,600 km) from Tyler, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,200 miles, or about 20 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 Tyler, TX takes about 1 h 57 min, covering roughly 950 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 Tyler, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Akron, it's 11 a.m. in Tyler, 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.
Akron has a population of 190,273, vs 106,440 in Tyler — about 1.8× larger by population. By land area, Akron covers about 62 sq mi vs 58 sq mi for Tyler.
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 | Tyler | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887/mo | $1,113/mo | 25.5% higher in Tyler |
| Median home value | $99,700 | $205,200 | 105.8% higher in Tyler |
| Median household income | $46,596 | $63,056 | 35.3% higher in Tyler |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 94.2 | ≈ equal (Tyler slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 96.0 | 84.0 | 14.4% 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 $100,113 in Tyler to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Akron and Tyler have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 6% higher in Tyler than in Akron. If you earn $80,000 in Akron, you'd need about $80,091 in Tyler to keep the same standard of living.