City comparison
Akron, OH is about 800 miles (1,300 km) from Lincoln, NE in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,000 miles, or about 16 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 Akron, OH to Lincoln, NE takes about 1 h 35 min, covering roughly 800 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 Lincoln, NE is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Akron, it's 11 a.m. in Lincoln, 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.
Lincoln has a population of 290,531, vs 190,273 in Akron — about 1.5× larger by population. By land area, Lincoln covers about 100 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 | Lincoln | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887/mo | $998/mo | 12.5% higher in Lincoln |
| Median home value | $99,700 | $230,400 | 131.1% higher in Lincoln |
| Median household income | $46,596 | $67,846 | 45.6% higher in Lincoln |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 94.3 | ≈ equal (Lincoln slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 96.0 | 78.2 | 22.9% higher in Akron |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 93.3 | 5.8% higher in Akron |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 93.5 | 5.8% 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 $99,909 in Lincoln to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Akron and Lincoln have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 10% higher in Lincoln than in Akron. If you earn $80,000 in Akron, you'd need about $79,927 in Lincoln to keep the same standard of living.