City comparison
Dallas, TX is about 750 miles (1,200 km) from Sioux Falls, SD in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 950 miles, or about 15 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 Sioux Falls, SD takes about 1 h 29 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 193,401 in Sioux Falls — about 6.7× larger by population. By land area, Dallas covers about 340 sq mi vs 84 sq mi for Sioux Falls.
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 | Sioux Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,305/mo | $965/mo | 35.2% higher in Dallas |
| Median home value | $270,700 | $250,000 | 8.3% higher in Dallas |
| Median household income | $63,985 | $71,785 | 12.2% higher in Sioux Falls |
| Groceries index | 101.7 | 95.5 | 6.5% higher in Dallas |
| Utilities index | 89.3 | 81.7 | 9.3% higher in Dallas |
| Transportation index | 98.5 | 92.3 | 6.7% higher in Dallas |
| Healthcare index | 99.7 | 92.5 | 7.7% 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 Dallas, you'd need $80,832 in Sioux Falls to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sioux Falls, SD is about 19.2% cheaper overall than Dallas, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 50% higher in Dallas than in Sioux Falls. If you earn $80,000 in Dallas, you'd need about $64,666 in Sioux Falls to keep the same standard of living.