City comparison
Austin, TX is about 950 miles (1,500 km) from University CDP (Hillsborough County), FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,200 miles, or about 20 hours (about 2 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 University CDP (Hillsborough County), FL takes about 1 h 52 min, covering roughly 950 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 University CDP (Hillsborough County), FL is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Austin, it's 1 p.m. in University CDP (Hillsborough County), 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 49,148 in University CDP (Hillsborough County) — about 19.5× larger by population. By land area, Austin covers about 325 sq mi vs 6.3 sq mi for University CDP (Hillsborough County).
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 | University CDP (Hillsborough County) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,549/mo | $1,105/mo | 40.2% higher in Austin |
| Median home value | $461,500 | $141,400 | 226.4% higher in Austin |
| Median household income | $86,556 | $34,833 | 148.5% higher in Austin |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 95.8 | 1.7% higher in University CDP (Hillsborough County) |
| Utilities index | 83.2 | 89.1 | 7.1% higher in University CDP (Hillsborough County) |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 97.8 | 1.2% higher in University CDP (Hillsborough County) |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 97.3 | 1.2% higher in University CDP (Hillsborough County) |
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 $101,865 in University CDP (Hillsborough County) to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Austin, TX is about 1.8% cheaper overall than University CDP (Hillsborough County), FL, based on our cost-of-living index. If you earn $80,000 in Austin, you'd need about $81,492 in University CDP (Hillsborough County) to keep the same standard of living.