City comparison
Lynn, MA is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,900 miles, or about 48 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 Lynn, MA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 4 h 36 min, covering roughly 2,300 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.
Lynn, MA is on Eastern Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Lynn, it's 10 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts Lynn 2 hours ahead.
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 100,653 in Lynn — about 16.0× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 11 sq mi for Lynn.
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 | Lynn | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,511/mo | $1,322/mo | 14.3% higher in Lynn |
| Median home value | $442,800 | $340,200 | 30.2% higher in Lynn |
| Median household income | $70,046 | $72,092 | 2.9% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 99.8 | 95.8 | 4.1% higher in Lynn |
| Utilities index | 144.3 | 96.2 | 50.0% higher in Lynn |
| Transportation index | 102.9 | 104.1 | 1.1% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 103.7 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Phoenix 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 Lynn, you'd need $87,348 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 12.7% cheaper overall than Lynn, MA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 22% higher in Lynn than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Lynn, you'd need about $69,879 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.