City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 325 miles (550 km) from Rowland Heights, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 425 miles, or about 7 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 Phoenix, AZ to Rowland Heights, CA takes about 40 min, covering roughly 325 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 Rowland Heights, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in Rowland Heights, 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 47,209 in Rowland Heights — about 34.1× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 13 sq mi for Rowland Heights.
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 | Rowland Heights | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,868/mo | 41.3% higher in Rowland Heights |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $757,000 | 122.5% higher in Rowland Heights |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $85,842 | 19.1% higher in Rowland Heights |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 106.4 | 11.0% higher in Rowland Heights |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 155.6 | 61.7% higher in Rowland Heights |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 104.4 | ≈ equal (Rowland Heights slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 104.3 | ≈ equal (Rowland Heights 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 $125,571 in Rowland Heights to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 20.4% cheaper overall than Rowland Heights, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 41% higher in Rowland Heights than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $100,457 in Rowland Heights to keep the same standard of living.