City comparison
Burien, WA is about 2,300 miles (3,800 km) from Waldorf, MD in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,900 miles, or about 49 hours (about 5 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 Burien, WA to Waldorf, MD takes about 4 h 41 min, covering roughly 2,300 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.
Burien, WA is on Pacific Time and Waldorf, MD is on Eastern Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Burien, it's 3 p.m. in Waldorf, which puts Burien 3 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.
Waldorf has a population of 81,077, vs 51,505 in Burien — about 1.6× larger by population. By land area, Waldorf covers about 36 sq mi vs 10 sq mi for Burien.
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 | Burien | Waldorf | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,649/mo | $1,871/mo | 13.5% higher in Waldorf |
| Median home value | $566,500 | $360,300 | 57.2% higher in Burien |
| Median household income | $84,583 | $111,454 | 31.8% higher in Waldorf |
| Groceries index | 104.0 | 104.3 | ≈ equal (Waldorf slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 95.7 | 105.6 | 10.4% higher in Waldorf |
| Transportation index | 106.6 | 102.2 | 4.4% higher in Burien |
| Healthcare index | 106.6 | 101.6 | 4.9% higher in Burien |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Burien, you'd need $100,049 in Waldorf to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Burien and Waldorf have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Burien, you'd need about $80,039 in Waldorf to keep the same standard of living.