City comparison
McLean, VA is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Sammamish, WA 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 McLean, VA to Sammamish, WA 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.
McLean, VA is on Eastern Time and Sammamish, WA is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in McLean, it's 9 a.m. in Sammamish, 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.
Sammamish has a population of 66,586, vs 49,587 in McLean — about 1.3× larger by population. By land area, McLean covers about 25 sq mi vs 20 sq mi for Sammamish.
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 | Sammamish | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,319/mo | $2,627/mo | 26.3% higher in McLean |
| Median home value | $1,257,900 | $1,139,100 | 10.4% higher in McLean |
| Median household income | $250,001 | $215,047 | 16.3% higher in McLean |
| Groceries index | 104.3 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (McLean slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 105.6 | 95.7 | 10.4% higher in McLean |
| Transportation index | 102.2 | 106.6 | 4.4% higher in Sammamish |
| Healthcare index | 101.6 | 106.6 | 4.9% higher in Sammamish |
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 $98,857 in Sammamish to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sammamish, WA is about 1.1% cheaper overall than McLean, VA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 3% higher in McLean than in Sammamish. If you earn $80,000 in McLean, you'd need about $79,085 in Sammamish to keep the same standard of living.