City comparison
Austin, TX is about 1,700 miles (2,700 km) from Methuen Town, MA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,100 miles, or about 35 hours (about 4 days at 10 h/day) 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 Methuen Town, MA takes about 3 h 24 min, covering roughly 1,700 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 Methuen Town, MA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Austin, it's 1 p.m. in Methuen Town, which puts Austin 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.
Austin has a population of 958,202, vs 52,812 in Methuen Town — about 18.1× larger by population.
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 | Methuen Town | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,549/mo | $1,514/mo | 2.3% higher in Austin |
| Median home value | $461,500 | $439,500 | 5.0% higher in Austin |
| Median household income | $86,556 | $93,681 | 8.2% higher in Methuen Town |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 100.0 | 6.2% higher in Methuen Town |
| Utilities index | 83.2 | 133.9 | 61.0% higher in Methuen Town |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 101.3 | 4.8% higher in Methuen Town |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 103.9 | 8.1% higher in Methuen Town |
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 $114,724 in Methuen Town to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Austin, TX is about 12.8% cheaper overall than Methuen Town, MA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 16% higher in Methuen Town than in Austin. If you earn $80,000 in Austin, you'd need about $91,779 in Methuen Town to keep the same standard of living.