City comparison
Houston, TX is about 1,200 miles (2,000 km) from Severn, MD in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,600 miles, or about 26 hours (about 3 days at 10 h/day) 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 Houston, TX to Severn, MD takes about 2 h 29 min, covering roughly 1,200 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, TX is on Central Time and Severn, MD is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Houston, it's 1 p.m. in Severn, which puts Houston 1 hours behind.
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.
Houston has a population of 2,296,253, vs 56,438 in Severn — about 40.7× larger by population. By land area, Houston covers about 640 sq mi vs 18 sq mi for Severn.
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 | Houston | Severn | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,235/mo | $2,033/mo | 64.6% higher in Severn |
| Median home value | $235,000 | $439,400 | 87.0% higher in Severn |
| Median household income | $60,440 | $125,330 | 107.4% higher in Severn |
| Groceries index | 100.4 | 102.0 | 1.6% higher in Severn |
| Utilities index | 96.3 | 108.8 | 13.0% higher in Severn |
| Transportation index | 95.8 | 101.4 | 5.9% higher in Severn |
| Healthcare index | 95.2 | 100.9 | 6.0% higher in Severn |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Houston, you'd need $110,885 in Severn to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Houston, TX is about 9.8% cheaper overall than Severn, MD, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 17% higher in Severn than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Houston, you'd need about $88,708 in Severn to keep the same standard of living.