City comparison
Columbus, OH is about 150 miles (225 km) from Youngstown, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 175 miles, or about 3 h 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 Columbus, OH to Youngstown, OH takes about 17 min, covering roughly 150 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.
Columbus, OH is on Central Time and Youngstown, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Columbus, it's 1 p.m. in Youngstown, which puts Columbus 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.
Columbus has a population of 902,449, vs 60,048 in Youngstown — about 15.0× larger by population. By land area, Columbus covers about 220 sq mi vs 34 sq mi for Youngstown.
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 | Columbus | Youngstown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,161/mo | $711/mo | 63.3% higher in Columbus |
| Median home value | $212,500 | $54,900 | 287.1% higher in Columbus |
| Median household income | $62,994 | $34,295 | 83.7% higher in Columbus |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 93.9 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 95.2 | 95.9 | 0.7% higher in Youngstown |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 98.8 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 99.0 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Columbus, you'd need $84,367 in Youngstown to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Youngstown, OH is about 15.6% cheaper overall than Columbus, OH, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 64% higher in Columbus than in Youngstown. If you earn $80,000 in Columbus, you'd need about $67,494 in Youngstown to keep the same standard of living.