City comparison
Bartlett, TN is about 550 miles (900 km) from Roanoke, VA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 700 miles, or about 12 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 Bartlett, TN to Roanoke, VA takes about 1 h 8 min, covering roughly 550 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.
Bartlett, TN is on Central Time and Roanoke, VA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Bartlett, it's 1 p.m. in Roanoke, which puts Bartlett 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.
Roanoke has a population of 99,213, vs 57,481 in Bartlett — about 1.7× larger by population. By land area, Roanoke covers about 43 sq mi vs 32 sq mi for Bartlett.
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 | Bartlett | Roanoke | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,492/mo | $917/mo | 62.7% higher in Bartlett |
| Median home value | $251,700 | $162,000 | 55.4% higher in Bartlett |
| Median household income | $94,603 | $51,523 | 83.6% higher in Bartlett |
| Groceries index | 96.4 | 96.9 | 0.5% higher in Roanoke |
| Utilities index | 76.0 | 89.4 | 17.7% higher in Roanoke |
| Transportation index | 95.8 | 98.8 | 3.1% higher in Roanoke |
| Healthcare index | 95.3 | 98.3 | 3.1% higher in Roanoke |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Bartlett, you'd need $100,023 in Roanoke to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Bartlett and Roanoke have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 7% higher in Bartlett than in Roanoke. If you earn $80,000 in Bartlett, you'd need about $80,018 in Roanoke to keep the same standard of living.