City comparison
Lompoc, CA is about 475 miles (800 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 600 miles, or about 10 hours 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 Lompoc, CA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 58 min, covering roughly 475 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.
Lompoc, CA is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Lompoc, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts Lompoc 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 44,086 in Lompoc — about 36.5× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 12 sq mi for Lompoc.
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 | Lompoc | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,395/mo | $1,322/mo | 5.5% higher in Lompoc |
| Median home value | $408,300 | $340,200 | 20.0% higher in Lompoc |
| Median household income | $66,947 | $72,092 | 7.7% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 105.1 | 95.8 | 9.6% higher in Lompoc |
| Utilities index | 147.6 | 96.2 | 53.4% higher in Lompoc |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 104.1 | 3.4% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 100.6 | 104.0 | 3.4% higher in Phoenix |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Lompoc, you'd need $86,541 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 13.5% cheaper overall than Lompoc, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 23% higher in Lompoc than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Lompoc, you'd need about $69,233 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.