City comparison
Dayton, OH is about 175 miles (275 km) from Parma, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 225 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 Dayton, OH to Parma, 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.
Dayton, OH is on Central Time and Parma, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Dayton, it's 1 p.m. in Parma, which puts Dayton 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.
Dayton has a population of 137,305, vs 80,587 in Parma — about 1.7× larger by population. By land area, Dayton covers about 56 sq mi vs 20 sq mi for Parma.
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 | Dayton | Parma | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $830/mo | $980/mo | 18.1% higher in Parma |
| Median home value | $86,200 | $145,300 | 68.6% higher in Parma |
| Median household income | $41,443 | $65,848 | 58.9% higher in Parma |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 93.9 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 95.1 | 95.6 | 0.6% higher in Parma |
| 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 Dayton, you'd need $103,579 in Parma to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Dayton, OH is about 3.5% cheaper overall than Parma, OH, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 10% higher in Parma than in Dayton. If you earn $80,000 in Dayton, you'd need about $82,863 in Parma to keep the same standard of living.