City comparison
Altamonte Springs, FL is about 950 miles (1,600 km) from Cedar Hill, 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 Altamonte Springs, FL to Cedar Hill, TX takes about 1 h 56 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.
Altamonte Springs, FL is on Eastern Time and Cedar Hill, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Altamonte Springs, it's 11 a.m. in Cedar Hill, which puts Altamonte Springs 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.
Cedar Hill has a population of 48,733, vs 45,772 in Altamonte Springs — about the same size. By land area, Cedar Hill covers about 36 sq mi vs 9.1 sq mi for Altamonte Springs.
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 | Altamonte Springs | Cedar Hill | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,474/mo | $1,676/mo | 13.7% higher in Cedar Hill |
| Median home value | $247,200 | $246,300 | 0.4% higher in Altamonte Springs |
| Median household income | $61,714 | $84,132 | 36.3% higher in Cedar Hill |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 102.5 | 6.2% higher in Cedar Hill |
| Utilities index | 87.9 | 91.1 | 3.6% higher in Cedar Hill |
| Transportation index | 99.0 | 99.8 | 0.7% higher in Cedar Hill |
| Healthcare index | 98.5 | 99.2 | 0.7% higher in Cedar Hill |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Altamonte Springs, you'd need $100,009 in Cedar Hill to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Altamonte Springs and Cedar Hill have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 3% higher in Altamonte Springs than in Cedar Hill. If you earn $80,000 in Altamonte Springs, you'd need about $80,007 in Cedar Hill to keep the same standard of living.