City comparison
Altamonte Springs, FL is about 850 miles (1,400 km) from Houston, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 18 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 Altamonte Springs, FL to Houston, TX takes about 1 h 42 min, covering roughly 850 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 Houston, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Altamonte Springs, it's 11 a.m. in Houston, 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.
Houston has a population of 2,296,253, vs 45,772 in Altamonte Springs — about 50.2× larger by population. By land area, Houston covers about 640 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 | Houston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,474/mo | $1,235/mo | 19.4% higher in Altamonte Springs |
| Median home value | $247,200 | $235,000 | 5.2% higher in Altamonte Springs |
| Median household income | $61,714 | $60,440 | 2.1% higher in Altamonte Springs |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 100.4 | 4.1% higher in Houston |
| Utilities index | 87.9 | 96.3 | 9.6% higher in Houston |
| Transportation index | 99.0 | 95.8 | 3.4% higher in Altamonte Springs |
| Healthcare index | 98.5 | 95.2 | 3.5% higher in Altamonte Springs |
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 $92,916 in Houston to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Houston, TX is about 7.1% cheaper overall than Altamonte Springs, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 18% higher in Altamonte Springs than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Altamonte Springs, you'd need about $74,333 in Houston to keep the same standard of living.