City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 1,100 miles (1,800 km) from Redmond, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,400 miles, or about 23 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 Phoenix, AZ to Redmond, WA takes about 2 h 13 min, covering roughly 1,100 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.
Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time and Redmond, WA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in Redmond, which puts Phoenix 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 73,728 in Redmond — about 21.8× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 17 sq mi for Redmond.
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 | Redmond | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $2,299/mo | 73.9% higher in Redmond |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $1,026,400 | 201.7% higher in Redmond |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $155,287 | 115.4% higher in Redmond |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 104.0 | 8.5% higher in Redmond |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 95.7 | ≈ equal (Phoenix slightly higher) |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 106.6 | 2.5% higher in Redmond |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 106.6 | 2.5% 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 Phoenix, you'd need $115,331 in Redmond to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 13.3% cheaper overall than Redmond, WA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 29% higher in Redmond than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $92,265 in Redmond to keep the same standard of living.