City comparison
Hacienda Heights, CA is about 350 miles (550 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 425 miles, or about 7 h 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 Hacienda Heights, CA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 41 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.
Hacienda Heights, CA is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Hacienda Heights, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts Hacienda Heights 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 55,461 in Hacienda Heights — about 29.0× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 11 sq mi for Hacienda Heights.
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 | Hacienda Heights | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,084/mo | $1,322/mo | 57.6% higher in Hacienda Heights |
| Median home value | $742,500 | $340,200 | 118.3% higher in Hacienda Heights |
| Median household income | $101,420 | $72,092 | 40.7% higher in Hacienda Heights |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 95.8 | 11.0% higher in Hacienda Heights |
| Utilities index | 155.6 | 96.2 | 61.7% higher in Hacienda Heights |
| Transportation index | 104.4 | 104.1 | ≈ equal (Hacienda Heights slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.3 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights, you'd need $79,259 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 20.7% cheaper overall than Hacienda Heights, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 42% higher in Hacienda Heights than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Hacienda Heights, you'd need about $63,407 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.