City comparison
Allen, TX is about 900 miles (1,400 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 19 hours 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 Allen, TX to Phoenix, AZ takes about 1 h 47 min, covering roughly 900 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.
Allen, TX is on Central Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Allen, it's 11 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts Allen 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 105,444 in Allen — about 15.3× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 26 sq mi for Allen.
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 | Allen | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,747/mo | $1,322/mo | 32.1% higher in Allen |
| Median home value | $390,200 | $340,200 | 14.7% higher in Allen |
| Median household income | $121,259 | $72,092 | 68.2% higher in Allen |
| Groceries index | 102.5 | 95.8 | 6.9% higher in Allen |
| Utilities index | 91.1 | 96.2 | 5.6% higher in Phoenix |
| Transportation index | 99.8 | 104.1 | 4.3% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 104.0 | 4.8% higher in Phoenix |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Allen, you'd need $100,742 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Allen, TX is about 0.7% cheaper overall than Phoenix, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. If you earn $80,000 in Allen, you'd need about $80,594 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.