City comparison
Eden Prairie, MN is about 950 miles (1,500 km) from McLean, VA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,200 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 Eden Prairie, MN to McLean, VA takes about 1 h 51 min, covering roughly 950 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.
Eden Prairie, MN is on Central Time and McLean, VA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Eden Prairie, it's 1 p.m. in McLean, which puts Eden Prairie 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.
Eden Prairie has a population of 63,623, vs 49,587 in McLean — about 1.3× larger by population. By land area, Eden Prairie covers about 32 sq mi vs 25 sq mi for McLean.
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 | Eden Prairie | McLean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,731/mo | $3,319/mo | 91.7% higher in McLean |
| Median home value | $442,200 | $1,257,900 | 184.5% higher in McLean |
| Median household income | $129,345 | $250,001 | 93.3% higher in McLean |
| Groceries index | 102.5 | 104.3 | 1.8% higher in McLean |
| Utilities index | 93.3 | 105.6 | 13.2% higher in McLean |
| Transportation index | 103.7 | 102.2 | 1.5% higher in Eden Prairie |
| Healthcare index | 103.9 | 101.6 | 2.3% higher in Eden Prairie |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Eden Prairie, you'd need $119,368 in McLean to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Eden Prairie, MN is about 16.2% cheaper overall than McLean, VA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 41% higher in McLean than in Eden Prairie. If you earn $80,000 in Eden Prairie, you'd need about $95,494 in McLean to keep the same standard of living.