City comparison
Ankeny, IA is about 600 miles (1,000 km) from Cleveland Heights, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 800 miles, or about 13 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 Ankeny, IA to Cleveland Heights, OH takes about 1 h 15 min, covering roughly 600 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.
Ankeny, IA is on Central Time and Cleveland Heights, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Ankeny, it's 1 p.m. in Cleveland Heights, which puts Ankeny 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.
Ankeny has a population of 68,392, vs 45,002 in Cleveland Heights — about 1.5× larger by population. By land area, Ankeny covers about 32 sq mi vs 8.1 sq mi for Cleveland Heights.
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 | Ankeny | Cleveland Heights | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,289/mo | $1,091/mo | 18.1% higher in Ankeny |
| Median home value | $281,700 | $164,400 | 71.4% higher in Ankeny |
| Median household income | $101,151 | $69,155 | 46.3% higher in Ankeny |
| Groceries index | 94.0 | 93.9 | ≈ equal (Ankeny slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 85.2 | 95.6 | 12.2% higher in Cleveland Heights |
| Transportation index | 93.3 | 98.8 | 5.9% higher in Cleveland Heights |
| Healthcare index | 93.5 | 99.0 | 5.9% higher in Cleveland Heights |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Ankeny, you'd need $100,033 in Cleveland Heights to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Ankeny and Cleveland Heights have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 8% higher in Ankeny than in Cleveland Heights. If you earn $80,000 in Ankeny, you'd need about $80,027 in Cleveland Heights to keep the same standard of living.