City comparison
Centennial, CO is about 850 miles (1,400 km) from Folsom, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 18 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 Centennial, CO to Folsom, CA takes about 1 h 45 min, covering roughly 850 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.
Centennial, CO is on Mountain Time and Folsom, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Centennial, it's 11 a.m. in Folsom, which puts Centennial 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.
Centennial has a population of 107,702, vs 81,077 in Folsom — about 1.3× larger by population. By land area, Centennial covers about 30 sq mi vs 28 sq mi for Folsom.
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 | Centennial | Folsom | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,949/mo | $2,164/mo | 11.0% higher in Folsom |
| Median home value | $586,500 | $673,000 | 14.7% higher in Folsom |
| Median household income | $124,617 | $134,935 | 8.3% higher in Folsom |
| Groceries index | 101.2 | 105.1 | 3.8% higher in Folsom |
| Utilities index | 91.2 | 148.9 | 63.3% higher in Folsom |
| Transportation index | 99.9 | 100.7 | 0.8% higher in Folsom |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 100.6 | 0.7% higher in Folsom |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Centennial, you'd need $100,234 in Folsom to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Centennial and Folsom have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 10% higher in Centennial than in Folsom. If you earn $80,000 in Centennial, you'd need about $80,187 in Folsom to keep the same standard of living.