City comparison
Huntington, WV is about 275 miles (450 km) from Terre Haute, IN in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 350 miles, or about 5 h 45 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 Terre Haute, IN takes about 33 min, covering roughly 275 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 Terre Haute, IN is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Huntington, it's 11 a.m. in Terre Haute, 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.
Terre Haute has a population of 58,599, vs 46,637 in Huntington — about 1.3× larger by population. By land area, Terre Haute covers about 35 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 | Terre Haute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $841/mo | $847/mo | 0.7% higher in Terre Haute |
| Median home value | $114,800 | $99,600 | 15.3% higher in Huntington |
| Median household income | $39,066 | $41,230 | 5.5% higher in Terre Haute |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 94.5 | 2.1% higher in Huntington |
| Utilities index | 88.5 | 87.0 | 1.7% higher in Huntington |
| Transportation index | 99.5 | 98.9 | 0.6% higher in Huntington |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 99.1 | ≈ equal (Terre Haute 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 Huntington, you'd need $99,603 in Terre Haute to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Huntington and Terre Haute have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Huntington, you'd need about $79,683 in Terre Haute to keep the same standard of living.