City comparison
Carrollton, TX is about 700 miles (1,100 km) from Loveland, CO in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 850 miles, or about 14 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 Carrollton, TX to Loveland, CO takes about 1 h 22 min, covering roughly 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.
Carrollton, TX is on Central Time and Loveland, CO is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Carrollton, it's 11 a.m. in Loveland, which puts Carrollton 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.
Carrollton has a population of 132,284, vs 76,500 in Loveland — about 1.7× larger by population. By land area, Carrollton covers about 37 sq mi vs 36 sq mi for Loveland.
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 | Carrollton | Loveland | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,555/mo | $1,595/mo | 2.6% higher in Loveland |
| Median home value | $327,300 | $426,900 | 30.4% higher in Loveland |
| Median household income | $95,380 | $81,898 | 16.5% higher in Carrollton |
| Groceries index | 102.5 | 96.8 | 5.9% higher in Carrollton |
| Utilities index | 91.1 | 86.0 | 5.9% higher in Carrollton |
| Transportation index | 99.8 | 100.3 | 0.5% higher in Loveland |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 100.2 | 1.0% higher in Loveland |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Carrollton, you'd need $99,972 in Loveland to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Carrollton and Loveland have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 2% higher in Loveland than in Carrollton. If you earn $80,000 in Carrollton, you'd need about $79,978 in Loveland to keep the same standard of living.