City comparison
Deltona, FL is about 850 miles (1,400 km) from Sugar Land, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 18 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 Deltona, FL to Sugar Land, TX takes about 1 h 44 min, covering roughly 850 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.
Deltona, FL is on Eastern Time and Sugar Land, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Deltona, it's 11 a.m. in Sugar Land, which puts Deltona 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Sugar Land has a population of 110,077, vs 94,373 in Deltona — about 1.2× larger by population. By land area, Sugar Land covers about 40 sq mi vs 37 sq mi for Deltona.
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 | Deltona | Sugar Land | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,417/mo | $1,868/mo | 31.8% higher in Sugar Land |
| Median home value | $226,800 | $387,900 | 71.0% higher in Sugar Land |
| Median household income | $69,074 | $132,247 | 91.5% higher in Sugar Land |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 100.5 | 4.1% higher in Sugar Land |
| Utilities index | 88.2 | 95.2 | 8.0% higher in Sugar Land |
| Transportation index | 99.0 | 96.0 | 3.1% higher in Deltona |
| Healthcare index | 98.5 | 95.5 | 3.1% higher in Deltona |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Deltona, you'd need $100,197 in Sugar Land to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Deltona and Sugar Land have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Deltona, you'd need about $80,157 in Sugar Land to keep the same standard of living.