City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Quincy, MA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,900 miles, or about 48 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 Phoenix, AZ to Quincy, MA takes about 4 h 35 min, covering roughly 2,300 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.
Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time and Quincy, MA is on Eastern Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 2 p.m. in Quincy, which puts Phoenix 2 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 100,981 in Quincy — about 15.9× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 17 sq mi for Quincy.
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 | Phoenix | Quincy | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,901/mo | 43.8% higher in Quincy |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $563,200 | 65.5% higher in Quincy |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $90,668 | 25.8% higher in Quincy |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 99.8 | 4.1% higher in Quincy |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 144.3 | 50.0% higher in Quincy |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 102.9 | 1.1% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 103.7 | ≈ equal (Phoenix 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 Phoenix, you'd need $115,562 in Quincy to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 13.5% cheaper overall than Quincy, MA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 24% higher in Quincy than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $92,449 in Quincy to keep the same standard of living.