City comparison
Largo, FL is about 900 miles (1,500 km) from McKinney, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 19 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 Largo, FL to McKinney, TX takes about 1 h 48 min, covering roughly 900 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.
McKinney has a population of 196,160, vs 82,541 in Largo — about 2.4× larger by population. By land area, McKinney covers about 68 sq mi vs 19 sq mi for Largo.
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 | Largo | McKinney | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,350/mo | $1,740/mo | 28.9% higher in McKinney |
| Median home value | $184,500 | $400,400 | 117.0% higher in McKinney |
| Median household income | $56,266 | $113,286 | 101.3% higher in McKinney |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 102.5 | 7.0% higher in McKinney |
| Utilities index | 89.1 | 91.1 | 2.2% higher in McKinney |
| Transportation index | 97.8 | 99.8 | 2.0% higher in McKinney |
| Healthcare index | 97.3 | 99.2 | 2.0% higher in McKinney |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Largo, you'd need $100,019 in McKinney to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Largo and McKinney have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 4% higher in Largo than in McKinney. If you earn $80,000 in Largo, you'd need about $80,015 in McKinney to keep the same standard of living.