City comparison
Clifton, NJ is about 2,400 miles (3,800 km) from Redmond, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,000 miles, or about 50 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 Clifton, NJ to Redmond, WA takes about 4 h 46 min, covering roughly 2,400 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.
Clifton, NJ is on Eastern Time and Redmond, WA is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Clifton, it's 9 a.m. in Redmond, which puts Clifton 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.
Clifton has a population of 89,451, vs 73,728 in Redmond — about 1.2× larger by population. By land area, Redmond covers about 17 sq mi vs 11 sq mi for Clifton.
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 | Clifton | Redmond | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,633/mo | $2,299/mo | 40.8% higher in Redmond |
| Median home value | $428,000 | $1,026,400 | 139.8% higher in Redmond |
| Median household income | $94,179 | $155,287 | 64.9% higher in Redmond |
| Groceries index | 109.4 | 104.0 | 5.2% higher in Clifton |
| Utilities index | 124.5 | 95.7 | 30.1% higher in Clifton |
| Transportation index | 105.0 | 106.6 | 1.6% higher in Redmond |
| Healthcare index | 105.7 | 106.6 | 0.8% higher in Redmond |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Clifton, you'd need $100,000 in Redmond to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Clifton and Redmond have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 5% higher in Redmond than in Clifton. If you earn $80,000 in Clifton, you'd need about $80,000 in Redmond to keep the same standard of living.