City comparison
Owensboro, KY is about 425 miles (650 km) from Youngstown, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 500 miles, or about 8 h 45 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 Owensboro, KY to Youngstown, OH takes about 50 min, covering roughly 425 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.
Owensboro, KY is on Central Time and Youngstown, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Owensboro, it's 1 p.m. in Youngstown, which puts Owensboro 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.
Youngstown has a population of 60,048, vs 60,019 in Owensboro — about the same size. By land area, Youngstown covers about 34 sq mi vs 21 sq mi for Owensboro.
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 | Owensboro | Youngstown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $888/mo | $711/mo | 24.9% higher in Owensboro |
| Median home value | $151,800 | $54,900 | 176.5% higher in Owensboro |
| Median household income | $51,982 | $34,295 | 51.6% higher in Owensboro |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 93.9 | 2.8% higher in Owensboro |
| Utilities index | 76.9 | 95.9 | 24.6% higher in Youngstown |
| Transportation index | 97.2 | 98.8 | 1.6% higher in Youngstown |
| Healthcare index | 96.7 | 99.0 | 2.3% higher in Youngstown |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Owensboro, you'd need $100,550 in Youngstown to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Owensboro and Youngstown have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 6% higher in Owensboro than in Youngstown. If you earn $80,000 in Owensboro, you'd need about $80,440 in Youngstown to keep the same standard of living.