City comparison
Centennial, CO is about 900 miles (1,400 km) from Lincoln, 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 Lincoln, CA takes about 1 h 46 min, covering roughly 900 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 Lincoln, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Centennial, it's 11 a.m. in Lincoln, 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 50,131 in Lincoln — about 2.1× larger by population. By land area, Centennial covers about 30 sq mi vs 25 sq mi for Lincoln.
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 | Lincoln | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,949/mo | $2,067/mo | 6.1% higher in Lincoln |
| Median home value | $586,500 | $594,500 | 1.4% higher in Lincoln |
| Median household income | $124,617 | $99,434 | 25.3% higher in Centennial |
| Groceries index | 101.2 | 105.1 | 3.8% higher in Lincoln |
| Utilities index | 91.2 | 148.9 | 63.3% higher in Lincoln |
| Transportation index | 99.9 | 100.7 | 0.8% higher in Lincoln |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 100.6 | 0.7% higher in Lincoln |
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 $99,992 in Lincoln to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Centennial and Lincoln have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 11% higher in Centennial than in Lincoln. If you earn $80,000 in Centennial, you'd need about $79,993 in Lincoln to keep the same standard of living.