City comparison
Austin, TX is about 200 miles (325 km) from Lewisville, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 250 miles, or about 4 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 Austin, TX to Lewisville, TX takes about 23 min, covering roughly 200 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 has a population of 958,202, vs 125,028 in Lewisville — about 7.7× larger by population. By land area, Austin covers about 325 sq mi vs 41 sq mi for Lewisville.
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 | Lewisville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,549/mo | $1,455/mo | 6.5% higher in Austin |
| Median home value | $461,500 | $328,300 | 40.6% higher in Austin |
| Median household income | $86,556 | $82,006 | 5.5% higher in Austin |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 102.5 | 8.8% higher in Lewisville |
| Utilities index | 83.2 | 91.1 | 9.5% higher in Lewisville |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 99.8 | 3.2% higher in Lewisville |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 99.2 | 3.2% higher in Lewisville |
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 $101,761 in Lewisville to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Austin, TX is about 1.7% cheaper overall than Lewisville, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 2% higher in Austin than in Lewisville. If you earn $80,000 in Austin, you'd need about $81,409 in Lewisville to keep the same standard of living.