City comparison
Lawton, OK is about 1,100 miles (1,700 km) from Youngstown, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,300 miles, or about 22 hours (about 2 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 Lawton, OK to Youngstown, OH takes about 2 h 8 min, covering roughly 1,100 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.
Lawton, OK is on Central Time and Youngstown, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Lawton, it's 1 p.m. in Youngstown, which puts Lawton 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.
Lawton has a population of 91,023, vs 60,048 in Youngstown — about 1.5× larger by population. By land area, Lawton covers about 82 sq mi vs 34 sq mi for Youngstown.
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 | Lawton | Youngstown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $898/mo | $711/mo | 26.3% higher in Lawton |
| Median home value | $125,500 | $54,900 | 128.6% higher in Lawton |
| Median household income | $51,561 | $34,295 | 50.3% higher in Lawton |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 93.9 | ≈ equal (Lawton slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 75.0 | 95.9 | 27.9% higher in Youngstown |
| Transportation index | 95.9 | 98.8 | 3.0% higher in Youngstown |
| Healthcare index | 95.4 | 99.0 | 3.7% higher in Youngstown |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Lawton, you'd need $100,924 in Youngstown to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Lawton, OK is about 0.9% cheaper overall than Youngstown, OH, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 9% higher in Lawton than in Youngstown. If you earn $80,000 in Lawton, you'd need about $80,739 in Youngstown to keep the same standard of living.