City comparison
Binghamton, NY is about 900 miles (1,400 km) from Olive Branch, MS in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 19 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 Binghamton, NY to Olive Branch, MS takes about 1 h 48 min, covering roughly 900 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.
Binghamton, NY is on Eastern Time and Olive Branch, MS is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Binghamton, it's 11 a.m. in Olive Branch, which puts Binghamton 1 hours ahead.
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.
Binghamton has a population of 47,617, vs 45,938 in Olive Branch — about the same size. By land area, Olive Branch covers about 56 sq mi vs 10 sq mi for Binghamton.
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 | Binghamton | Olive Branch | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $805/mo | $1,504/mo | 86.8% higher in Olive Branch |
| Median home value | $117,400 | $245,800 | 109.4% higher in Olive Branch |
| Median household income | $42,031 | $93,762 | 123.1% higher in Olive Branch |
| Groceries index | 99.8 | 96.4 | 3.5% higher in Binghamton |
| Utilities index | 128.7 | 76.0 | 69.4% higher in Binghamton |
| Transportation index | 97.6 | 95.8 | 1.8% higher in Binghamton |
| Healthcare index | 98.4 | 95.3 | 3.2% higher in Binghamton |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Binghamton, you'd need $100,011 in Olive Branch to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Binghamton and Olive Branch have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 20% higher in Olive Branch than in Binghamton. If you earn $80,000 in Binghamton, you'd need about $80,009 in Olive Branch to keep the same standard of living.