City comparison
Blaine, MN is about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,600 miles, or about 27 hours (about 3 days at 10 h/day) 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 Blaine, MN to Phoenix, AZ takes about 2 h 34 min, covering roughly 1,300 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.
Blaine, MN is on Central Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Blaine, it's 11 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts Blaine 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 70,047 in Blaine — about 23.0× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 33 sq mi for Blaine.
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 | Blaine | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,635/mo | $1,322/mo | 23.7% higher in Blaine |
| Median home value | $303,800 | $340,200 | 12.0% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $100,659 | $72,092 | 39.6% higher in Blaine |
| Groceries index | 102.5 | 95.8 | 6.9% higher in Blaine |
| Utilities index | 93.3 | 96.2 | 3.1% higher in Phoenix |
| Transportation index | 103.7 | 104.1 | ≈ equal (Phoenix slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 103.9 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Phoenix slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Blaine, you'd need $101,790 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Blaine, MN is about 1.8% cheaper overall than Phoenix, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 6% higher in Phoenix than in Blaine. If you earn $80,000 in Blaine, you'd need about $81,432 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.