City comparison
Haverhill, MA is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,900 miles, or about 48 hours (about 5 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 Haverhill, MA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 4 h 35 min, covering roughly 2,300 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.
Haverhill, MA is on Eastern Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Haverhill, it's 10 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts Haverhill 2 hours ahead.
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 67,273 in Haverhill — about 23.9× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 33 sq mi for Haverhill.
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 | Haverhill | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,462/mo | $1,322/mo | 10.6% higher in Haverhill |
| Median home value | $400,900 | $340,200 | 17.8% higher in Haverhill |
| Median household income | $81,989 | $72,092 | 13.7% higher in Haverhill |
| Groceries index | 99.4 | 95.8 | 3.7% higher in Haverhill |
| Utilities index | 141.1 | 96.2 | 46.7% higher in Haverhill |
| Transportation index | 102.9 | 104.1 | 1.1% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 103.7 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Phoenix 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 Haverhill, you'd need $88,602 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 11.4% cheaper overall than Haverhill, MA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 19% higher in Haverhill than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Haverhill, you'd need about $70,882 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.