City comparison
Akron, OH is about 375 miles (600 km) from Knoxville, TN in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 475 miles, or about 7 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 Akron, OH to Knoxville, TN takes about 45 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.
Akron, OH is on Eastern Time and Knoxville, TN is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Akron, it's 11 a.m. in Knoxville, which puts Akron 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.
Knoxville has a population of 191,857, vs 190,273 in Akron — about the same size. By land area, Knoxville covers about 99 sq mi vs 62 sq mi for Akron.
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 | Akron | Knoxville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887/mo | $1,043/mo | 17.6% higher in Knoxville |
| Median home value | $99,700 | $184,200 | 84.8% higher in Knoxville |
| Median household income | $46,596 | $48,309 | 3.7% higher in Knoxville |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 96.5 | 2.8% higher in Knoxville |
| Utilities index | 96.0 | 73.9 | 29.9% higher in Akron |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 95.6 | 3.3% higher in Akron |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 95.1 | 4.0% higher in Akron |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Akron, you'd need $100,170 in Knoxville to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Akron and Knoxville have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 9% higher in Knoxville than in Akron. If you earn $80,000 in Akron, you'd need about $80,136 in Knoxville to keep the same standard of living.