City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 250 miles (400 km) from Spring Valley, NV in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 325 miles, or about 5 h 15 min 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 Spring Valley, NV takes about 30 min, covering roughly 250 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 Spring Valley, NV is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in Spring Valley, 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 220,114 in Spring Valley — about 7.3× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 36 sq mi for Spring Valley.
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 | Spring Valley | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,523/mo | 15.2% higher in Spring Valley |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $375,200 | 10.3% higher in Spring Valley |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $69,341 | 4.0% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 97.0 | 1.2% higher in Spring Valley |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 93.8 | 2.6% higher in Phoenix |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 99.3 | 4.8% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 99.2 | 4.8% higher in Phoenix |
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 $97,090 in Spring Valley to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Spring Valley, NV is about 2.9% cheaper overall than Phoenix, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 3% higher in Phoenix than in Spring Valley. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $77,672 in Spring Valley to keep the same standard of living.