City comparison
College Station, TX is about 175 miles (275 km) from Fort Worth, 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 College Station, TX to Fort Worth, 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.
Fort Worth has a population of 924,663, vs 120,451 in College Station — about 7.7× larger by population. By land area, Fort Worth covers about 350 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 | Fort Worth | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,129/mo | $1,313/mo | 16.3% higher in Fort Worth |
| Median home value | $305,800 | $250,300 | 22.2% higher in College Station |
| Median household income | $52,397 | $72,726 | 38.8% higher in Fort Worth |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 101.7 | 8.0% higher in Fort Worth |
| Utilities index | 85.3 | 89.3 | 4.6% higher in Fort Worth |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 98.5 | 2.0% higher in Fort Worth |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 99.7 | 3.7% higher in Fort Worth |
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 $122,433 in Fort Worth to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
College Station, TX is about 18.3% cheaper overall than Fort Worth, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 53% higher in Fort Worth than in College Station. If you earn $80,000 in College Station, you'd need about $97,946 in Fort Worth to keep the same standard of living.