City comparison
Coon Rapids, MN is about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,600 miles, or about 27 hours (about 3 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 Coon Rapids, MN to Phoenix, AZ takes about 2 h 33 min, covering roughly 1,300 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.
Coon Rapids, MN is on Central Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Coon Rapids, it's 11 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts Coon Rapids 1 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 63,296 in Coon Rapids — about 25.4× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 23 sq mi for Coon Rapids.
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 | Coon Rapids | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,393/mo | $1,322/mo | 5.4% higher in Coon Rapids |
| Median home value | $268,500 | $340,200 | 26.7% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $85,445 | $72,092 | 18.5% higher in Coon Rapids |
| Groceries index | 102.5 | 95.8 | 6.9% higher in Coon Rapids |
| Utilities index | 93.3 | 96.2 | 3.1% higher in Phoenix |
| Transportation index | 103.7 | 104.1 | ≈ equal (Phoenix slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 103.9 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Phoenix slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Coon Rapids, you'd need $102,492 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Coon Rapids, MN is about 2.4% cheaper overall than Phoenix, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 7% higher in Phoenix than in Coon Rapids. If you earn $80,000 in Coon Rapids, you'd need about $81,993 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.