City comparison
Anderson, IN is about 225 miles (350 km) from Lakewood, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 275 miles, or about 4 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 Anderson, IN to Lakewood, OH takes about 27 min, covering roughly 225 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.
Anderson, IN is on Central Time and Lakewood, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Anderson, it's 1 p.m. in Lakewood, which puts Anderson 1 hours behind.
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.
Anderson has a population of 55,011, vs 50,605 in Lakewood — about the same size. By land area, Anderson covers about 42 sq mi vs 5.5 sq mi for Lakewood.
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 | Anderson | Lakewood | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $873/mo | $941/mo | 7.8% higher in Lakewood |
| Median home value | $101,700 | $221,100 | 117.4% higher in Lakewood |
| Median household income | $44,974 | $63,299 | 40.7% higher in Lakewood |
| Groceries index | 94.5 | 93.9 | 0.7% higher in Anderson |
| Utilities index | 86.9 | 95.6 | 10.1% higher in Lakewood |
| Transportation index | 98.9 | 98.8 | ≈ equal (Anderson slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 99.1 | 99.0 | ≈ equal (Anderson slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Anderson, you'd need $99,955 in Lakewood to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Anderson and Lakewood have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Anderson, you'd need about $79,964 in Lakewood to keep the same standard of living.