City comparison
Chico, CA is about 2,100 miles (3,400 km) from Marietta, GA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,600 miles, or about 43 hours (about 4 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 Chico, CA to Marietta, GA takes about 4 h 10 min, covering roughly 2,100 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.
Chico, CA is on Pacific Time and Marietta, GA is on Central Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Chico, it's 2 p.m. in Marietta, which puts Chico 2 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.
Chico has a population of 102,790, vs 61,387 in Marietta — about 1.7× larger by population. By land area, Chico covers about 34 sq mi vs 24 sq mi for Marietta.
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 | Chico | Marietta | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,360/mo | $1,372/mo | 0.9% higher in Marietta |
| Median home value | $427,600 | $376,400 | 13.6% higher in Chico |
| Median household income | $65,932 | $67,589 | 2.5% higher in Marietta |
| Groceries index | 105.1 | 100.3 | 4.8% higher in Chico |
| Utilities index | 155.8 | 96.1 | 62.1% higher in Chico |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 97.0 | 3.7% higher in Chico |
| Healthcare index | 100.6 | 96.5 | 4.2% higher in Chico |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Chico, you'd need $100,019 in Marietta to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chico and Marietta have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 19% higher in Marietta than in Chico. If you earn $80,000 in Chico, you'd need about $80,015 in Marietta to keep the same standard of living.