City comparison
Brentwood, CA is about 600 miles (1,000 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 750 miles, or about 13 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 Brentwood, CA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 1 h 14 min, covering roughly 600 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.
Brentwood, CA is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Brentwood, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts Brentwood 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 64,443 in Brentwood — about 25.0× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 15 sq mi for Brentwood.
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 | Brentwood | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,451/mo | $1,322/mo | 85.4% higher in Brentwood |
| Median home value | $735,500 | $340,200 | 116.2% higher in Brentwood |
| Median household income | $134,689 | $72,092 | 86.8% higher in Brentwood |
| Groceries index | 107.4 | 95.8 | 12.0% higher in Brentwood |
| Utilities index | 165.3 | 96.2 | 71.8% higher in Brentwood |
| Transportation index | 104.8 | 104.1 | 0.7% higher in Brentwood |
| Healthcare index | 104.8 | 104.0 | 0.7% higher in Brentwood |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Brentwood, you'd need $76,684 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 23.3% cheaper overall than Brentwood, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 49% higher in Brentwood than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Brentwood, you'd need about $61,347 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.