City comparison
Cedar Park, TX is about 175 miles (275 km) from Dallas, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 200 miles, or about 3 h 30 min 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 Cedar Park, TX to Dallas, TX takes about 20 min, covering roughly 175 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.
Dallas has a population of 1,300,642, vs 76,344 in Cedar Park — about 17.0× larger by population. By land area, Dallas covers about 340 sq mi vs 26 sq mi for Cedar Park.
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 | Cedar Park | Dallas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,677/mo | $1,305/mo | 28.5% higher in Cedar Park |
| Median home value | $427,800 | $270,700 | 58.0% higher in Cedar Park |
| Median household income | $118,903 | $63,985 | 85.8% higher in Cedar Park |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 101.7 | 8.0% higher in Dallas |
| Utilities index | 83.2 | 89.3 | 7.3% higher in Dallas |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 98.5 | 2.0% higher in Dallas |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 99.7 | 3.7% higher in Dallas |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Cedar Park, you'd need $100,474 in Dallas to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Cedar Park, TX is about 0.5% cheaper overall than Dallas, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 4% higher in Cedar Park than in Dallas. If you earn $80,000 in Cedar Park, you'd need about $80,379 in Dallas to keep the same standard of living.