City comparison
Amarillo, TX is about 375 miles (600 km) from Temple, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 475 miles, or about 8 h 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 Temple, TX takes about 46 min, covering roughly 375 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 Temple, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Amarillo, it's 1 p.m. in Temple, 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 83,473 in Temple — about 2.4× larger by population. By land area, Amarillo covers about 105 sq mi vs 73 sq mi for Temple.
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 | Temple | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $997/mo | $1,088/mo | 9.1% higher in Temple |
| Median home value | $172,700 | $191,300 | 10.8% higher in Temple |
| Median household income | $60,628 | $61,003 | 0.6% higher in Temple |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 94.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 84.5 | 82.5 | 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 $99,886 in Temple to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Amarillo and Temple have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Amarillo, you'd need about $79,908 in Temple to keep the same standard of living.