City comparison
Austin, TX is about 800 miles (1,300 km) from Roswell, GA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,000 miles, or about 17 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 Roswell, GA takes about 1 h 39 min, covering roughly 800 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 92,770 in Roswell — about 10.3× larger by population. By land area, Austin covers about 325 sq mi vs 41 sq mi for Roswell.
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 | Roswell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,549/mo | $1,619/mo | 4.5% higher in Roswell |
| Median home value | $461,500 | $479,400 | 3.9% higher in Roswell |
| Median household income | $86,556 | $122,924 | 42.0% higher in Roswell |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 100.3 | 6.4% higher in Roswell |
| Utilities index | 83.2 | 96.1 | 15.5% higher in Roswell |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 97.0 | ≈ equal (Roswell slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 96.5 | ≈ equal (Roswell slightly higher) |
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 $98,972 in Roswell to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Roswell, GA is about 1% cheaper overall than Austin, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 7% higher in Austin than in Roswell. If you earn $80,000 in Austin, you'd need about $79,178 in Roswell to keep the same standard of living.