City comparison
Edina, MN is about 900 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 Edina, MN to McLean, VA takes about 1 h 51 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.
Edina, MN is on Central Time and McLean, VA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Edina, it's 1 p.m. in McLean, which puts Edina 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.
Edina has a population of 53,037, vs 49,587 in McLean — about the same size. By land area, McLean covers about 25 sq mi vs 15 sq mi for Edina.
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 | Edina | McLean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,700/mo | $3,319/mo | 95.2% higher in McLean |
| Median home value | $601,700 | $1,257,900 | 109.1% higher in McLean |
| Median household income | $125,506 | $250,001 | 99.2% 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 Edina |
| Healthcare index | 103.9 | 101.6 | 2.3% higher in Edina |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Edina, you'd need $119,469 in McLean to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Edina, MN is about 16.3% cheaper overall than McLean, VA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 42% higher in McLean than in Edina. If you earn $80,000 in Edina, you'd need about $95,575 in McLean to keep the same standard of living.