City comparison
Austin, TX is about 750 miles (1,200 km) from Centennial, CO in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 950 miles, or about 16 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 Austin, TX to Centennial, CO takes about 1 h 31 min, covering roughly 750 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.
Austin, TX is on Central Time and Centennial, CO is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Austin, it's 11 a.m. in Centennial, which puts Austin 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.
Austin has a population of 958,202, vs 107,702 in Centennial — about 8.9× larger by population. By land area, Austin covers about 325 sq mi vs 30 sq mi for Centennial.
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 | Austin | Centennial | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,549/mo | $1,949/mo | 25.8% higher in Centennial |
| Median home value | $461,500 | $586,500 | 27.1% higher in Centennial |
| Median household income | $86,556 | $124,617 | 44.0% higher in Centennial |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 101.2 | 7.5% higher in Centennial |
| Utilities index | 83.2 | 91.2 | 9.6% higher in Centennial |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 99.9 | 3.4% higher in Centennial |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 99.9 | 3.9% higher in Centennial |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Austin, you'd need $113,724 in Centennial to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Austin, TX is about 12.1% cheaper overall than Centennial, CO, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 22% higher in Centennial than in Austin. If you earn $80,000 in Austin, you'd need about $90,979 in Centennial to keep the same standard of living.