City comparison
Parma, OH is about 100 miles (150 km) from Toledo, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 125 miles, or about 2 h 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 Parma, OH to Toledo, OH takes about 12 min, covering roughly 100 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.
Parma, OH is on Eastern Time and Toledo, OH is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Parma, it's 11 a.m. in Toledo, which puts Parma 1 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.
Toledo has a population of 269,962, vs 80,587 in Parma — about 3.3× larger by population. By land area, Toledo covers about 80 sq mi vs 20 sq mi for Parma.
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 | Parma | Toledo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $980/mo | $854/mo | 14.8% higher in Parma |
| Median home value | $145,300 | $98,800 | 47.1% higher in Parma |
| Median household income | $65,848 | $45,405 | 45.0% higher in Parma |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 93.9 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 95.6 | 95.9 | ≈ equal (Toledo slightly higher) |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 98.8 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 99.0 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Parma, you'd need $94,386 in Toledo to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Toledo, OH is about 5.6% cheaper overall than Parma, OH, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 18% higher in Parma than in Toledo. If you earn $80,000 in Parma, you'd need about $75,509 in Toledo to keep the same standard of living.