City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) from Troy, NY in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,700 miles, or about 45 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 Troy, NY takes about 4 h 19 min, covering roughly 2,200 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 Troy, NY is on Eastern Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 2 p.m. in Troy, 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 51,268 in Troy — about 31.4× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 10 sq mi for Troy.
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 | Troy | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,086/mo | 21.7% higher in Phoenix |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $177,100 | 92.1% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $54,837 | 31.5% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 99.8 | 4.1% higher in Troy |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 130.9 | 36.1% higher in Troy |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 97.6 | 6.6% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 98.4 | 5.7% 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 $94,383 in Troy to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Troy, NY is about 5.6% cheaper overall than Phoenix, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 18% higher in Phoenix than in Troy. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $75,506 in Troy to keep the same standard of living.