City comparison
Mission, TX is about 375 miles (600 km) from San Angelo, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 475 miles, or about 8 h 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 Mission, TX to San Angelo, TX takes about 46 min, covering roughly 375 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.
Mission, TX is on Central Time and San Angelo, TX is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Mission, it's 11 a.m. in San Angelo, which puts Mission 1 hours ahead.
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.
San Angelo has a population of 99,422, vs 85,755 in Mission — about 1.2× larger by population. By land area, San Angelo covers about 60 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 | Mission | San Angelo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $876/mo | $1,037/mo | 18.4% higher in San Angelo |
| Median home value | $147,600 | $171,700 | 16.3% higher in San Angelo |
| Median household income | $56,421 | $65,040 | 15.3% higher in San Angelo |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 94.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 82.4 | 82.8 | ≈ equal (San Angelo slightly higher) |
| 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 Mission, you'd need $113,242 in San Angelo to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Mission, TX is about 11.7% cheaper overall than San Angelo, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 43% higher in San Angelo than in Mission. If you earn $80,000 in Mission, you'd need about $90,594 in San Angelo to keep the same standard of living.