City comparison
Evansville, IN is about 425 miles (700 km) from Youngstown, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 550 miles, or about 8 h 45 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 Evansville, IN to Youngstown, OH takes about 51 min, covering roughly 425 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.
Evansville, IN is on Central Time and Youngstown, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Evansville, it's 1 p.m. in Youngstown, which puts Evansville 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.
Evansville has a population of 116,906, vs 60,048 in Youngstown — about 1.9× larger by population. By land area, Evansville covers about 47 sq mi vs 34 sq mi for Youngstown.
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 | Evansville | Youngstown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $917/mo | $711/mo | 29.0% higher in Evansville |
| Median home value | $121,100 | $54,900 | 120.6% higher in Evansville |
| Median household income | $49,853 | $34,295 | 45.4% higher in Evansville |
| Groceries index | 94.5 | 93.9 | 0.7% higher in Evansville |
| Utilities index | 87.2 | 95.9 | 10.0% higher in Youngstown |
| Transportation index | 98.9 | 98.8 | ≈ equal (Evansville slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 99.1 | 99.0 | ≈ equal (Evansville slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Evansville, you'd need $93,887 in Youngstown to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Youngstown, OH is about 6.1% cheaper overall than Evansville, IN, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 25% higher in Evansville than in Youngstown. If you earn $80,000 in Evansville, you'd need about $75,109 in Youngstown to keep the same standard of living.