City comparison
Janesville, WI is about 375 miles (600 km) from Lakewood, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 475 miles, or about 8 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 Janesville, WI to Lakewood, OH takes about 45 min, covering roughly 375 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.
Janesville, WI is on Central Time and Lakewood, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Janesville, it's 1 p.m. in Lakewood, which puts Janesville 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.
Janesville has a population of 65,669, vs 50,605 in Lakewood — about 1.3× larger by population. By land area, Janesville covers about 35 sq mi vs 5.5 sq mi for Lakewood.
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 | Janesville | Lakewood | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $993/mo | $941/mo | 5.5% higher in Janesville |
| Median home value | $186,600 | $221,100 | 18.5% higher in Lakewood |
| Median household income | $68,610 | $63,299 | 8.4% higher in Janesville |
| Groceries index | 94.0 | 93.9 | ≈ equal (Janesville slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 90.5 | 95.6 | 5.6% higher in Lakewood |
| Transportation index | 99.2 | 98.8 | ≈ equal (Janesville slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 99.4 | 99.0 | ≈ equal (Janesville 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 Janesville, you'd need $100,101 in Lakewood to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Janesville and Lakewood have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Janesville, you'd need about $80,081 in Lakewood to keep the same standard of living.