City comparison
Huntington, WV is about 400 miles (650 km) from Jackson, TN in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 500 miles, or about 8 h 15 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 Huntington, WV to Jackson, TN takes about 48 min, covering roughly 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.
Huntington, WV is on Eastern Time and Jackson, TN is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Huntington, it's 11 a.m. in Jackson, which puts Huntington 1 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.
Jackson has a population of 67,993, vs 46,637 in Huntington — about 1.5× larger by population. By land area, Jackson covers about 59 sq mi vs 16 sq mi for Huntington.
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 | Huntington | Jackson | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $841/mo | $1,007/mo | 19.7% higher in Jackson |
| Median home value | $114,800 | $169,300 | 47.5% higher in Jackson |
| Median household income | $39,066 | $48,058 | 23.0% higher in Jackson |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 96.5 | ≈ equal (Huntington slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 88.5 | 74.6 | 18.6% higher in Huntington |
| Transportation index | 99.5 | 95.6 | 4.1% higher in Huntington |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 95.1 | 4.1% higher in Huntington |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Huntington, you'd need $100,051 in Jackson to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Huntington and Jackson have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 11% higher in Jackson than in Huntington. If you earn $80,000 in Huntington, you'd need about $80,041 in Jackson to keep the same standard of living.