City comparison
Dallas, TX is about 750 miles (1,200 km) from Joliet, IL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 950 miles, or about 16 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 Dallas, TX to Joliet, IL takes about 1 h 32 min, covering roughly 750 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 150,221 in Joliet — about 8.7× larger by population. By land area, Dallas covers about 340 sq mi vs 66 sq mi for Joliet.
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 | Dallas | Joliet | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,305/mo | $1,174/mo | 11.2% higher in Dallas |
| Median home value | $270,700 | $233,800 | 15.8% higher in Dallas |
| Median household income | $63,985 | $84,971 | 32.8% higher in Joliet |
| Groceries index | 101.7 | 106.3 | 4.5% higher in Joliet |
| Utilities index | 89.3 | 84.3 | 5.9% higher in Dallas |
| Transportation index | 98.5 | 100.2 | 1.7% higher in Joliet |
| Healthcare index | 99.7 | 100.4 | 0.7% higher in Joliet |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Dallas, you'd need $98,197 in Joliet to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Joliet, IL is about 1.8% cheaper overall than Dallas, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 6% higher in Dallas than in Joliet. If you earn $80,000 in Dallas, you'd need about $78,558 in Joliet to keep the same standard of living.