City comparison
Dubuque, IA is about 550 miles (850 km) from Youngstown, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 650 miles, or about 11 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 Dubuque, IA to Youngstown, OH takes about 1 h 3 min, covering roughly 550 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.
Dubuque, IA is on Central Time and Youngstown, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Dubuque, it's 1 p.m. in Youngstown, which puts Dubuque 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.
Youngstown has a population of 60,048, vs 59,315 in Dubuque — about the same size. By land area, Youngstown covers about 34 sq mi vs 31 sq mi for Dubuque.
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 | Dubuque | Youngstown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $915/mo | $711/mo | 28.7% higher in Dubuque |
| Median home value | $178,000 | $54,900 | 224.2% higher in Dubuque |
| Median household income | $63,520 | $34,295 | 85.2% higher in Dubuque |
| Groceries index | 94.0 | 93.9 | ≈ equal (Dubuque slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 82.2 | 95.9 | 16.7% higher in Youngstown |
| Transportation index | 93.3 | 98.8 | 5.9% higher in Youngstown |
| Healthcare index | 93.5 | 99.0 | 5.9% higher in Youngstown |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Dubuque, you'd need $97,847 in Youngstown to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Youngstown, OH is about 2.2% cheaper overall than Dubuque, IA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 21% higher in Dubuque than in Youngstown. If you earn $80,000 in Dubuque, you'd need about $78,278 in Youngstown to keep the same standard of living.