City comparison
North Richland Hills, TX is about 850 miles (1,400 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 18 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 North Richland Hills, TX to Phoenix, AZ takes about 1 h 43 min, covering roughly 850 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.
North Richland Hills, TX is on Central Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in North Richland Hills, it's 11 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts North Richland Hills 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 70,114 in North Richland Hills — about 23.0× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 18 sq mi for North Richland Hills.
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 | North Richland Hills | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,465/mo | $1,322/mo | 10.8% higher in North Richland Hills |
| Median home value | $301,200 | $340,200 | 12.9% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $88,656 | $72,092 | 23.0% higher in North Richland Hills |
| Groceries index | 102.5 | 95.8 | 6.9% higher in North Richland Hills |
| Utilities index | 91.1 | 96.2 | 5.6% higher in Phoenix |
| Transportation index | 99.8 | 104.1 | 4.3% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 104.0 | 4.8% higher in Phoenix |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in North Richland Hills, you'd need $101,543 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
North Richland Hills, TX is about 1.5% cheaper overall than Phoenix, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 2% higher in Phoenix than in North Richland Hills. If you earn $80,000 in North Richland Hills, you'd need about $81,234 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.