City comparison
Everett, WA is about 1,100 miles (1,800 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,400 miles, or about 23 hours (about 2 days at 10 h/day) 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 Everett, WA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 2 h 15 min, covering roughly 1,100 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.
Everett, WA is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Everett, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts Everett 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 110,847 in Everett — about 14.5× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 34 sq mi for Everett.
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 | Everett | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,611/mo | $1,322/mo | 21.9% higher in Everett |
| Median home value | $471,200 | $340,200 | 38.5% higher in Everett |
| Median household income | $77,806 | $72,092 | 7.9% higher in Everett |
| Groceries index | 104.0 | 95.8 | 8.5% higher in Everett |
| Utilities index | 95.7 | 96.2 | ≈ equal (Phoenix slightly higher) |
| Transportation index | 106.6 | 104.1 | 2.5% higher in Everett |
| Healthcare index | 106.6 | 104.0 | 2.5% higher in Everett |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Everett, you'd need $88,157 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 11.8% cheaper overall than Everett, WA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 25% higher in Everett than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Everett, you'd need about $70,525 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.