City comparison
Chicago, IL is about 750 miles (1,200 km) from Hicksville, NY in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 900 miles, or about 15 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 Chicago, IL to Hicksville, NY takes about 1 h 29 min, covering roughly 750 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.
Chicago, IL is on Central Time and Hicksville, NY is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Chicago, it's 1 p.m. in Hicksville, which puts Chicago 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.
Chicago has a population of 2,721,914, vs 44,084 in Hicksville — about 61.7× larger by population. By land area, Chicago covers about 230 sq mi vs 6.8 sq mi for Hicksville.
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 | Chicago | Hicksville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,314/mo | $2,549/mo | 94.0% higher in Hicksville |
| Median home value | $304,500 | $593,500 | 94.9% higher in Hicksville |
| Median household income | $71,673 | $139,809 | 95.1% higher in Hicksville |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 109.4 | 2.9% higher in Hicksville |
| Utilities index | 84.4 | 124.5 | 47.6% higher in Hicksville |
| Transportation index | 100.3 | 105.0 | 4.6% higher in Hicksville |
| Healthcare index | 100.2 | 105.7 | 5.5% higher in Hicksville |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Chicago, you'd need $122,476 in Hicksville to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chicago, IL is about 18.4% cheaper overall than Hicksville, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 38% higher in Hicksville than in Chicago. If you earn $80,000 in Chicago, you'd need about $97,981 in Hicksville to keep the same standard of living.