City comparison
Beavercreek, OH is about 500 miles (850 km) from Utica, NY in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 650 miles, or about 11 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 Beavercreek, OH to Utica, NY takes about 1 h 2 min, covering roughly 500 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.
Beavercreek, OH is on Central Time and Utica, NY is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Beavercreek, it's 1 p.m. in Utica, which puts Beavercreek 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.
Utica has a population of 64,728, vs 46,576 in Beavercreek — about 1.4× larger by population. By land area, Beavercreek covers about 27 sq mi vs 17 sq mi for Utica.
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 | Beavercreek | Utica | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,304/mo | $873/mo | 49.4% higher in Beavercreek |
| Median home value | $245,300 | $123,800 | 98.1% higher in Beavercreek |
| Median household income | $108,140 | $48,212 | 124.3% higher in Beavercreek |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 99.8 | 6.3% higher in Utica |
| Utilities index | 95.1 | 129.0 | 35.7% higher in Utica |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 97.6 | 1.2% higher in Beavercreek |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 98.4 | 0.6% higher in Beavercreek |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Beavercreek, you'd need $99,840 in Utica to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Beavercreek and Utica have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 14% higher in Beavercreek than in Utica. If you earn $80,000 in Beavercreek, you'd need about $79,872 in Utica to keep the same standard of living.