City comparison
La Habra, CA is about 350 miles (550 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 425 miles, or about 7 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 La Habra, CA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 41 min, covering roughly 350 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.
La Habra, CA is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in La Habra, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts La Habra 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 62,904 in La Habra — about 25.6× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 7.6 sq mi for La Habra.
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 | La Habra | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,876/mo | $1,322/mo | 41.9% higher in La Habra |
| Median home value | $680,100 | $340,200 | 99.9% higher in La Habra |
| Median household income | $93,801 | $72,092 | 30.1% higher in La Habra |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 95.8 | 11.0% higher in La Habra |
| Utilities index | 155.6 | 96.2 | 61.7% higher in La Habra |
| Transportation index | 104.4 | 104.1 | ≈ equal (La Habra slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.3 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (La Habra 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 La Habra, you'd need $79,619 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 20.4% cheaper overall than La Habra, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 41% higher in La Habra than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in La Habra, you'd need about $63,695 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.