City comparison
Akron, OH is about 250 miles (425 km) from Lexington-Fayette, KY in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 325 miles, or about 5 h 30 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY takes about 31 min, covering roughly 250 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Akron, it's 11 a.m. in Lexington-Fayette, 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.
Lexington-Fayette has a population of 321,276, vs 190,273 in Akron — about 1.7× larger by population. By land area, Lexington-Fayette covers about 285 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 | Lexington-Fayette | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887/mo | $1,065/mo | 20.1% higher in Lexington-Fayette |
| Median home value | $99,700 | $247,900 | 148.6% higher in Lexington-Fayette |
| Median household income | $46,596 | $66,087 | 41.8% higher in Lexington-Fayette |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 95.9 | 2.2% higher in Lexington-Fayette |
| Utilities index | 96.0 | 79.8 | 20.3% higher in Akron |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 97.7 | 1.1% higher in Akron |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 97.2 | 1.9% 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 $100,068 in Lexington-Fayette to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Akron and Lexington-Fayette have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 5% higher in Lexington-Fayette than in Akron. If you earn $80,000 in Akron, you'd need about $80,054 in Lexington-Fayette to keep the same standard of living.