City comparison
Midland, TX is about 475 miles (750 km) from Mission, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 600 miles, or about 9 h 45 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 Midland, TX to Mission, TX takes about 56 min, covering roughly 475 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.
Midland, TX is on Mountain Time and Mission, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Midland, it's 1 p.m. in Mission, which puts Midland 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.
Midland has a population of 132,490, vs 85,755 in Mission — about 1.5× larger by population. By land area, Midland covers about 76 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 | Midland | Mission | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,400/mo | $876/mo | 59.8% higher in Midland |
| Median home value | $280,700 | $147,600 | 90.2% higher in Midland |
| Median household income | $90,448 | $56,421 | 60.3% higher in Midland |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 94.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 84.3 | 82.4 | 2.3% higher in Midland |
| 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 Midland, you'd need $80,197 in Mission to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Mission, TX is about 19.8% cheaper overall than Midland, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 79% higher in Midland than in Mission. If you earn $80,000 in Midland, you'd need about $64,158 in Mission to keep the same standard of living.