City comparison
Norwalk, CA is about 350 miles (550 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 425 miles, or about 7 h 15 min 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 Norwalk, CA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 41 min, covering roughly 350 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.
Norwalk, CA is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Norwalk, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts Norwalk 1 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 101,893 in Norwalk — about 15.8× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 9.7 sq mi for Norwalk.
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 | Norwalk | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,860/mo | $1,322/mo | 40.7% higher in Norwalk |
| Median home value | $593,100 | $340,200 | 74.3% higher in Norwalk |
| Median household income | $91,259 | $72,092 | 26.6% higher in Norwalk |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 95.8 | 11.0% higher in Norwalk |
| Utilities index | 155.6 | 96.2 | 61.7% higher in Norwalk |
| Transportation index | 104.4 | 104.1 | ≈ equal (Norwalk slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.3 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Norwalk 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 Norwalk, you'd need $79,648 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 20.4% cheaper overall than Norwalk, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 41% higher in Norwalk than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Norwalk, you'd need about $63,718 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.