City comparison
North Port, FL is about 1,800 miles (3,000 km) from Peoria, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,300 miles, or about 38 hours (about 4 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 Port, FL to Peoria, AZ takes about 3 h 42 min, covering roughly 1,800 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 Port, FL is on Eastern Time and Peoria, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in North Port, it's 10 a.m. in Peoria, which puts North Port 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.
Peoria has a population of 191,292, vs 76,975 in North Port — about 2.5× larger by population. By land area, Peoria covers about 175 sq mi vs 99 sq mi for North Port.
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 Port | Peoria | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,547/mo | $1,638/mo | 5.9% higher in Peoria |
| Median home value | $283,400 | $383,600 | 35.4% higher in Peoria |
| Median household income | $78,815 | $86,759 | 10.1% higher in Peoria |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 95.8 | 0.6% higher in North Port |
| Utilities index | 88.8 | 96.2 | 8.4% higher in Peoria |
| Transportation index | 99.0 | 104.1 | 5.1% higher in Peoria |
| Healthcare index | 98.5 | 104.0 | 5.6% higher in Peoria |
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 Port, you'd need $99,918 in Peoria to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
North Port and Peoria have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 4% higher in North Port than in Peoria. If you earn $80,000 in North Port, you'd need about $79,934 in Peoria to keep the same standard of living.