City comparison
College Station, TX is about 150 miles (250 km) from Dallas, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 200 miles, or about 3 h 15 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 College Station, TX to Dallas, TX takes about 19 min, covering roughly 150 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 120,451 in College Station — about 10.8× larger by population. By land area, Dallas covers about 340 sq mi vs 51 sq mi for College Station.
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 | College Station | Dallas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,129/mo | $1,305/mo | 15.6% higher in Dallas |
| Median home value | $305,800 | $270,700 | 13.0% higher in College Station |
| Median household income | $52,397 | $63,985 | 22.1% higher in Dallas |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 101.7 | 8.0% higher in Dallas |
| Utilities index | 85.3 | 89.3 | 4.6% 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 College Station, you'd need $122,398 in Dallas to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
College Station, TX is about 18.3% cheaper overall than Dallas, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 53% higher in Dallas than in College Station. If you earn $80,000 in College Station, you'd need about $97,918 in Dallas to keep the same standard of living.