City comparison
Peabody, MA is about 2,500 miles (4,000 km) from Redmond, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,100 miles, or about 52 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 Peabody, MA to Redmond, WA takes about 4 h 57 min, covering roughly 2,500 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.
Peabody, MA is on Eastern Time and Redmond, WA is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Peabody, it's 9 a.m. in Redmond, which puts Peabody 3 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.
Redmond has a population of 73,728, vs 54,204 in Peabody — about 1.4× larger by population. By land area, Redmond covers about 17 sq mi vs 16 sq mi for Peabody.
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 | Peabody | Redmond | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,795/mo | $2,299/mo | 28.1% higher in Redmond |
| Median home value | $508,400 | $1,026,400 | 101.9% higher in Redmond |
| Median household income | $91,125 | $155,287 | 70.4% higher in Redmond |
| Groceries index | 99.8 | 104.0 | 4.2% higher in Redmond |
| Utilities index | 144.3 | 95.7 | 50.8% higher in Peabody |
| Transportation index | 102.9 | 106.6 | 3.6% higher in Redmond |
| Healthcare index | 103.7 | 106.6 | 2.8% higher in Redmond |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Peabody, you'd need $100,056 in Redmond to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Peabody and Redmond have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 4% higher in Redmond than in Peabody. If you earn $80,000 in Peabody, you'd need about $80,045 in Redmond to keep the same standard of living.