City comparison
Flower Mound, TX is about 250 miles (400 km) from Houston, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 300 miles, or about 5 h 15 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 Houston, TX takes about 30 min, covering roughly 250 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.
Houston has a population of 2,296,253, vs 76,630 in Flower Mound — about 30.0× larger by population. By land area, Houston covers about 640 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 | Houston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,039/mo | $1,235/mo | 65.1% higher in Flower Mound |
| Median home value | $467,600 | $235,000 | 99.0% higher in Flower Mound |
| Median household income | $154,471 | $60,440 | 155.6% higher in Flower Mound |
| Groceries index | 102.5 | 100.4 | 2.1% higher in Flower Mound |
| Utilities index | 91.1 | 96.3 | 5.7% higher in Houston |
| Transportation index | 99.8 | 95.8 | 4.2% higher in Flower Mound |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 95.2 | 4.3% higher in Flower Mound |
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 $91,976 in Houston to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Houston, TX is about 8% cheaper overall than Flower Mound, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 17% higher in Flower Mound than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Flower Mound, you'd need about $73,581 in Houston to keep the same standard of living.