City comparison
Lakewood, WA is about 2,400 miles (3,900 km) from West Haven, CT in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,100 miles, or about 51 hours (about 5 days at 10 h/day) 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 Lakewood, WA to West Haven, CT takes about 4 h 53 min, covering roughly 2,400 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.
Lakewood, WA is on Pacific Time and West Haven, CT is on Eastern Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Lakewood, it's 3 p.m. in West Haven, which puts Lakewood 3 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.
Lakewood has a population of 63,142, vs 55,336 in West Haven — about 1.1× larger by population. By land area, Lakewood covers about 17 sq mi vs 11 sq mi for West Haven.
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 | Lakewood | West Haven | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,318/mo | $1,322/mo | 0.3% higher in West Haven |
| Median home value | $406,500 | $247,800 | 64.0% higher in Lakewood |
| Median household income | $65,531 | $72,827 | 11.1% higher in West Haven |
| Groceries index | 104.0 | 106.7 | 2.6% higher in West Haven |
| Utilities index | 95.7 | 128.3 | 34.0% higher in West Haven |
| Transportation index | 106.6 | 104.3 | 2.3% higher in Lakewood |
| Healthcare index | 106.6 | 105.1 | 1.4% higher in Lakewood |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Lakewood, you'd need $99,608 in West Haven to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Lakewood and West Haven have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 5% higher in Lakewood than in West Haven. If you earn $80,000 in Lakewood, you'd need about $79,686 in West Haven to keep the same standard of living.