City comparison
North Las Vegas, NV is about 2,400 miles (3,800 km) from Taunton, MA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,000 miles, or about 49 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 North Las Vegas, NV to Taunton, MA takes about 4 h 44 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.
North Las Vegas, NV is on Pacific Time and Taunton, MA is on Eastern Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in North Las Vegas, it's 3 p.m. in Taunton, which puts North Las Vegas 3 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.
North Las Vegas has a population of 264,022, vs 59,436 in Taunton — about 4.4× larger by population. By land area, North Las Vegas covers about 105 sq mi vs 47 sq mi for Taunton.
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 | North Las Vegas | Taunton | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,479/mo | $1,180/mo | 25.3% higher in North Las Vegas |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $359,500 | 5.7% higher in Taunton |
| Median household income | $71,774 | $72,782 | 1.4% higher in Taunton |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 97.5 | ≈ equal (Taunton slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 93.8 | 144.3 | 54.0% higher in Taunton |
| Transportation index | 99.3 | 101.7 | 2.4% higher in Taunton |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 102.5 | 3.3% higher in Taunton |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in North Las Vegas, you'd need $100,085 in Taunton to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
North Las Vegas and Taunton have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 12% higher in North Las Vegas than in Taunton. If you earn $80,000 in North Las Vegas, you'd need about $80,068 in Taunton to keep the same standard of living.