City comparison
Davis, CA is about 900 miles (1,400 km) from Westminster, CO in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 19 hours 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 Davis, CA to Westminster, CO takes about 1 h 48 min, covering roughly 900 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.
Davis, CA is on Pacific Time and Westminster, CO is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Davis, it's 1 p.m. in Westminster, which puts Davis 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.
Westminster has a population of 115,502, vs 67,203 in Davis — about 1.7× larger by population. By land area, Westminster covers about 32 sq mi vs 10 sq mi for Davis.
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 | Davis | Westminster | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,927/mo | $1,732/mo | 11.3% higher in Davis |
| Median home value | $803,100 | $467,200 | 71.9% higher in Davis |
| Median household income | $83,592 | $90,651 | 8.4% higher in Westminster |
| Groceries index | 105.1 | 101.2 | 3.8% higher in Davis |
| Utilities index | 148.9 | 91.2 | 63.3% higher in Davis |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 99.9 | 0.8% higher in Davis |
| Healthcare index | 100.6 | 99.9 | 0.7% higher in Davis |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Davis, you'd need $99,815 in Westminster to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Davis and Westminster have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 10% higher in Westminster than in Davis. If you earn $80,000 in Davis, you'd need about $79,852 in Westminster to keep the same standard of living.