City comparison
Centreville, VA is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Renton, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,900 miles, or about 48 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 Centreville, VA to Renton, WA takes about 4 h 36 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.
Centreville, VA is on Eastern Time and Renton, WA is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Centreville, it's 9 a.m. in Renton, which puts Centreville 3 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.
Renton has a population of 105,355, vs 72,680 in Centreville — about 1.4× larger by population. By land area, Renton covers about 24 sq mi vs 12 sq mi for Centreville.
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 | Centreville | Renton | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,107/mo | $1,864/mo | 13.0% higher in Centreville |
| Median home value | $530,100 | $576,800 | 8.8% higher in Renton |
| Median household income | $136,679 | $92,292 | 48.1% higher in Centreville |
| Groceries index | 104.3 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Centreville slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 105.6 | 95.7 | 10.4% higher in Centreville |
| Transportation index | 102.2 | 106.6 | 4.4% higher in Renton |
| Healthcare index | 101.6 | 106.6 | 4.9% higher in Renton |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Centreville, you'd need $99,903 in Renton to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Centreville and Renton have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Centreville, you'd need about $79,923 in Renton to keep the same standard of living.