City comparison
Las Vegas, NV is about 375 miles (600 km) from Layton, UT 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 Las Vegas, NV to Layton, UT 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.
Las Vegas, NV is on Pacific Time and Layton, UT is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Las Vegas, it's 1 p.m. in Layton, which puts Las Vegas 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.
Las Vegas has a population of 644,835, vs 81,726 in Layton — about 7.9× larger by population. By land area, Las Vegas covers about 140 sq mi vs 23 sq mi for Layton.
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 | Las Vegas | Layton | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,356/mo | $1,314/mo | 3.2% higher in Las Vegas |
| Median home value | $365,300 | $387,900 | 6.2% higher in Layton |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $93,453 | 40.8% higher in Layton |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 97.1 | ≈ equal (Layton slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 93.8 | 83.0 | 13.0% higher in Las Vegas |
| Transportation index | 99.3 | 99.5 | ≈ equal (Layton slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 99.4 | ≈ equal (Layton 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 Las Vegas, you'd need $99,914 in Layton to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Las Vegas and Layton have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Las Vegas, you'd need about $79,931 in Layton to keep the same standard of living.