City comparison
Flower Mound, TX is about 20 miles (40 km) from Fort Worth, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 30 miles, or about 28 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 Flower Mound, TX to Fort Worth, TX takes about 3 min, covering roughly 20 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 76,630 in Flower Mound — about 12.1× larger by population. By land area, Fort Worth covers about 350 sq mi vs 42 sq mi for Flower Mound.
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 | Flower Mound | Fort Worth | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,039/mo | $1,313/mo | 55.3% higher in Flower Mound |
| Median home value | $467,600 | $250,300 | 86.8% higher in Flower Mound |
| Median household income | $154,471 | $72,726 | 112.4% higher in Flower Mound |
| Groceries index | 102.5 | 101.7 | 0.7% higher in Flower Mound |
| Utilities index | 91.1 | 89.3 | 2.0% higher in Flower Mound |
| Transportation index | 99.8 | 98.5 | 1.2% higher in Flower Mound |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 99.7 | ≈ equal (Fort Worth slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Flower Mound, you'd need $97,534 in Fort Worth to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Fort Worth, TX is about 2.5% cheaper overall than Flower Mound, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 4% higher in Flower Mound than in Fort Worth. If you earn $80,000 in Flower Mound, you'd need about $78,027 in Fort Worth to keep the same standard of living.