City comparison
McLean, VA is about 2,400 miles (3,900 km) from Morgan Hill, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,000 miles, or about 50 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 McLean, VA to Morgan Hill, CA takes about 4 h 48 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.
McLean, VA is on Eastern Time and Morgan Hill, CA is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in McLean, it's 9 a.m. in Morgan Hill, which puts McLean 3 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.
McLean has a population of 49,587, vs 45,291 in Morgan Hill — about the same size. By land area, McLean covers about 25 sq mi vs 13 sq mi for Morgan Hill.
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 | McLean | Morgan Hill | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,319/mo | $2,249/mo | 47.6% higher in McLean |
| Median home value | $1,257,900 | $1,066,800 | 17.9% higher in McLean |
| Median household income | $250,001 | $152,199 | 64.3% higher in McLean |
| Groceries index | 104.3 | 105.1 | 0.7% higher in Morgan Hill |
| Utilities index | 105.6 | 153.8 | 45.6% higher in Morgan Hill |
| Transportation index | 102.2 | 100.7 | 1.5% higher in McLean |
| Healthcare index | 101.6 | 100.6 | 1.0% higher in McLean |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in McLean, you'd need $118,958 in Morgan Hill to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
McLean, VA is about 15.9% cheaper overall than Morgan Hill, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 30% higher in Morgan Hill than in McLean. If you earn $80,000 in McLean, you'd need about $95,167 in Morgan Hill to keep the same standard of living.