City comparison
Amarillo, TX is about 650 miles (1,100 km) from Mission, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 800 miles, or about 14 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 Amarillo, TX to Mission, TX takes about 1 h 19 min, covering roughly 650 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.
Amarillo, TX is on Mountain Time and Mission, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Amarillo, it's 1 p.m. in Mission, which puts Amarillo 1 hours behind.
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.
Amarillo has a population of 200,360, vs 85,755 in Mission — about 2.3× larger by population. By land area, Amarillo covers about 105 sq mi vs 36 sq mi for Mission.
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 | Amarillo | Mission | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $997/mo | $876/mo | 13.8% higher in Amarillo |
| Median home value | $172,700 | $147,600 | 17.0% higher in Amarillo |
| Median household income | $60,628 | $56,421 | 7.5% higher in Amarillo |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 94.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 84.5 | 82.4 | 2.5% higher in Amarillo |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 96.6 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 96.1 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Amarillo, you'd need $89,459 in Mission to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Mission, TX is about 10.5% cheaper overall than Amarillo, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 37% higher in Amarillo than in Mission. If you earn $80,000 in Amarillo, you'd need about $71,567 in Mission to keep the same standard of living.