City comparison
Lubbock, TX is about 550 miles (900 km) from Mission, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 700 miles, or about 11 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 Lubbock, TX to Mission, TX takes about 1 h 6 min, covering roughly 550 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.
Lubbock, TX is on Mountain Time and Mission, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Lubbock, it's 1 p.m. in Mission, which puts Lubbock 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.
Lubbock has a population of 258,190, vs 85,755 in Mission — about 3.0× larger by population. By land area, Lubbock covers about 145 sq mi vs 36 sq mi for Mission.
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 | Lubbock | Mission | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,093/mo | $876/mo | 24.8% higher in Lubbock |
| Median home value | $181,600 | $147,600 | 23.0% higher in Lubbock |
| Median household income | $58,734 | $56,421 | 4.1% higher in Lubbock |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 94.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 83.8 | 82.4 | 1.7% higher in Lubbock |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 96.6 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 96.1 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Lubbock, you'd need $90,025 in Mission to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Mission, TX is about 10% cheaper overall than Lubbock, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 35% higher in Lubbock than in Mission. If you earn $80,000 in Lubbock, you'd need about $72,020 in Mission to keep the same standard of living.