City comparison
Biloxi, MS is about 750 miles (1,200 km) from Lynchburg, VA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 900 miles, or about 15 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 Biloxi, MS to Lynchburg, VA takes about 1 h 28 min, covering roughly 750 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.
Biloxi, MS is on Central Time and Lynchburg, VA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Biloxi, it's 1 p.m. in Lynchburg, which puts Biloxi 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.
Lynchburg has a population of 79,166, vs 49,141 in Biloxi — about 1.6× larger by population. By land area, Lynchburg covers about 49 sq mi vs 43 sq mi for Biloxi.
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 | Biloxi | Lynchburg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,007/mo | $972/mo | 3.6% higher in Biloxi |
| Median home value | $196,600 | $196,000 | 0.3% higher in Biloxi |
| Median household income | $55,775 | $56,243 | 0.8% higher in Lynchburg |
| Groceries index | 96.4 | 96.9 | 0.5% higher in Lynchburg |
| Utilities index | 78.0 | 88.4 | 13.3% higher in Lynchburg |
| Transportation index | 96.5 | 98.8 | 2.4% higher in Lynchburg |
| Healthcare index | 96.0 | 98.3 | 2.4% higher in Lynchburg |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Biloxi, you'd need $100,144 in Lynchburg to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Biloxi and Lynchburg have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 6% higher in Biloxi than in Lynchburg. If you earn $80,000 in Biloxi, you'd need about $80,116 in Lynchburg to keep the same standard of living.