City comparison
Concord, NC is about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from Hilo, HI in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 5,700 miles, or about 96 hours (about 10 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 Concord, NC to Hilo, HI takes about 9 h 10 min, covering roughly 4,600 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.
Concord, NC is on Eastern Time and Hilo, HI is on Hawaii–Aleutian Time — a 5-hour difference. When it's noon in Concord, it's 7 a.m. in Hilo, which puts Concord 5 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.
Concord has a population of 105,335, vs 47,627 in Hilo — about 2.2× larger by population. By land area, Concord covers about 65 sq mi vs 54 sq mi for Hilo.
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 | Concord | Hilo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,259/mo | $1,228/mo | 2.5% higher in Concord |
| Median home value | $288,100 | $417,600 | 44.9% higher in Hilo |
| Median household income | $83,480 | $75,589 | 10.4% higher in Concord |
| Groceries index | 96.8 | 104.1 | 7.5% higher in Hilo |
| Utilities index | 89.7 | 125.1 | 39.5% higher in Hilo |
| Transportation index | 98.4 | 104.6 | 6.3% higher in Hilo |
| Healthcare index | 97.9 | 104.1 | 6.4% higher in Hilo |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Concord, you'd need $99,814 in Hilo to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Concord and Hilo have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Concord, you'd need about $79,852 in Hilo to keep the same standard of living.