City comparison
Cedar Rapids, IA is about 550 miles (900 km) from Youngstown, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 700 miles, or about 12 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 Cedar Rapids, IA to Youngstown, OH takes about 1 h 9 min, covering roughly 550 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.
Cedar Rapids, IA is on Central Time and Youngstown, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Cedar Rapids, it's 1 p.m. in Youngstown, which puts Cedar Rapids 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.
Cedar Rapids has a population of 136,929, vs 60,048 in Youngstown — about 2.3× larger by population. By land area, Cedar Rapids covers about 75 sq mi vs 34 sq mi for Youngstown.
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 | Cedar Rapids | Youngstown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $886/mo | $711/mo | 24.6% higher in Cedar Rapids |
| Median home value | $167,900 | $54,900 | 205.8% higher in Cedar Rapids |
| Median household income | $66,895 | $34,295 | 95.1% higher in Cedar Rapids |
| Groceries index | 94.0 | 93.9 | ≈ equal (Cedar Rapids slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 84.7 | 95.9 | 13.2% higher in Youngstown |
| Transportation index | 93.3 | 98.8 | 5.9% higher in Youngstown |
| Healthcare index | 93.5 | 99.0 | 5.9% higher in Youngstown |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Cedar Rapids, you'd need $94,348 in Youngstown to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Youngstown, OH is about 5.7% cheaper overall than Cedar Rapids, IA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 33% higher in Cedar Rapids than in Youngstown. If you earn $80,000 in Cedar Rapids, you'd need about $75,479 in Youngstown to keep the same standard of living.