City comparison
Philadelphia, PA is about 950 miles (1,600 km) from Woodbury, MN in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,200 miles, or about 20 hours (about 2 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 Philadelphia, PA to Woodbury, MN takes about 1 h 56 min, covering roughly 950 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.
Philadelphia, PA is on Eastern Time and Woodbury, MN is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Philadelphia, it's 11 a.m. in Woodbury, which puts Philadelphia 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.
Philadelphia has a population of 1,593,208, vs 75,549 in Woodbury — about 21.1× larger by population. By land area, Philadelphia covers about 135 sq mi vs 35 sq mi for Woodbury.
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 | Philadelphia | Woodbury | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,250/mo | $1,767/mo | 41.4% higher in Woodbury |
| Median home value | $215,500 | $409,900 | 90.2% higher in Woodbury |
| Median household income | $57,537 | $125,097 | 117.4% higher in Woodbury |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 102.5 | 5.6% higher in Woodbury |
| Utilities index | 112.3 | 93.3 | 20.4% higher in Philadelphia |
| Transportation index | 101.7 | 103.7 | 2.0% higher in Woodbury |
| Healthcare index | 102.7 | 103.9 | 1.2% higher in Woodbury |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Philadelphia, you'd need $100,772 in Woodbury to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Philadelphia, PA is about 0.8% cheaper overall than Woodbury, MN, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 2% higher in Woodbury than in Philadelphia. If you earn $80,000 in Philadelphia, you'd need about $80,617 in Woodbury to keep the same standard of living.