City comparison
Flagstaff, AZ is about 1,400 miles (2,200 km) from Gary, IN in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,700 miles, or about 29 hours (about 3 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 Flagstaff, AZ to Gary, IN takes about 2 h 46 min, covering roughly 1,400 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.
Flagstaff, AZ is on Mountain Time and Gary, IN is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Flagstaff, it's 1 p.m. in Gary, which puts Flagstaff 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.
Flagstaff has a population of 76,177, vs 69,136 in Gary — about 1.1× larger by population. By land area, Flagstaff covers about 66 sq mi vs 50 sq mi for Gary.
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 | Flagstaff | Gary | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,469/mo | $929/mo | 58.1% higher in Flagstaff |
| Median home value | $466,600 | $81,800 | 470.4% higher in Flagstaff |
| Median household income | $65,652 | $36,874 | 78.0% higher in Flagstaff |
| Groceries index | 96.9 | 106.3 | 9.6% higher in Gary |
| Utilities index | 96.6 | 84.3 | 14.6% higher in Flagstaff |
| Transportation index | 100.3 | 100.2 | ≈ equal (Flagstaff slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 100.2 | 100.4 | ≈ equal (Gary 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 Flagstaff, you'd need $100,000 in Gary to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Flagstaff and Gary have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Flagstaff, you'd need about $80,000 in Gary to keep the same standard of living.