City comparison
Huntington, WV is about 700 miles (1,100 km) from Monroe, LA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 850 miles, or about 14 hours 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 Monroe, LA takes about 1 h 21 min, covering roughly 700 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 Monroe, LA is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Huntington, it's 11 a.m. in Monroe, 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.
Monroe has a population of 47,631, vs 46,637 in Huntington — about the same size. By land area, Monroe covers about 30 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 | Monroe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $841/mo | $790/mo | 6.5% higher in Huntington |
| Median home value | $114,800 | $158,200 | 37.8% higher in Monroe |
| Median household income | $39,066 | $36,550 | 6.9% higher in Huntington |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 94.1 | 2.5% higher in Huntington |
| Utilities index | 88.5 | 74.3 | 19.2% higher in Huntington |
| Transportation index | 99.5 | 96.1 | 3.5% higher in Huntington |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 95.6 | 3.5% 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 $92,116 in Monroe to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Monroe, LA is about 7.9% cheaper overall than Huntington, WV, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 18% higher in Huntington than in Monroe. If you earn $80,000 in Huntington, you'd need about $73,693 in Monroe to keep the same standard of living.