City comparison
Florence-Graham, CA is about 350 miles (550 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 450 miles, or about 7 h 30 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 Florence-Graham, CA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 43 min, covering roughly 350 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.
Florence-Graham, CA is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Florence-Graham, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts Florence-Graham 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 63,132 in Florence-Graham — about 25.5× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 3.5 sq mi for Florence-Graham.
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 | Florence-Graham | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,393/mo | $1,322/mo | 5.4% higher in Florence-Graham |
| Median home value | $480,500 | $340,200 | 41.2% higher in Florence-Graham |
| Median household income | $58,200 | $72,092 | 23.9% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 95.8 | 11.0% higher in Florence-Graham |
| Utilities index | 155.6 | 96.2 | 61.7% higher in Florence-Graham |
| Transportation index | 104.4 | 104.1 | ≈ equal (Florence-Graham slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.3 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Florence-Graham 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 Florence-Graham, you'd need $80,474 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 19.5% cheaper overall than Florence-Graham, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 38% higher in Florence-Graham than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Florence-Graham, you'd need about $64,379 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.