City comparison
Cuyahoga Falls, OH is about 175 miles (275 km) from Dayton, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 200 miles, or about 3 h 30 min 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 Cuyahoga Falls, OH to Dayton, OH takes about 20 min, covering roughly 175 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.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH is on Eastern Time and Dayton, OH is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Cuyahoga Falls, it's 11 a.m. in Dayton, which puts Cuyahoga Falls 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.
Dayton has a population of 137,305, vs 50,916 in Cuyahoga Falls — about 2.7× larger by population. By land area, Dayton covers about 56 sq mi vs 26 sq mi for Cuyahoga Falls.
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 | Cuyahoga Falls | Dayton | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $973/mo | $830/mo | 17.2% higher in Cuyahoga Falls |
| Median home value | $160,400 | $86,200 | 86.1% higher in Cuyahoga Falls |
| Median household income | $67,922 | $41,443 | 63.9% higher in Cuyahoga Falls |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 93.9 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 96.0 | 95.1 | 1.0% higher in Cuyahoga Falls |
| 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 Cuyahoga Falls, you'd need $97,636 in Dayton to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Dayton, OH is about 2.4% cheaper overall than Cuyahoga Falls, OH, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 7% higher in Cuyahoga Falls than in Dayton. If you earn $80,000 in Cuyahoga Falls, you'd need about $78,109 in Dayton to keep the same standard of living.