City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) from West Haven, CT in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,700 miles, or about 46 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 West Haven, CT takes about 4 h 23 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 West Haven, CT is on Eastern Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 2 p.m. in West Haven, 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 55,336 in West Haven — about 29.1× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 11 sq mi for West Haven.
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 | West Haven | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,322/mo | ≈ equal |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $247,800 | 37.3% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $72,827 | 1.0% higher in West Haven |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 106.7 | 11.3% higher in West Haven |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 128.3 | 33.4% higher in West Haven |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 104.3 | ≈ equal (West Haven slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 105.1 | 1.0% higher in West Haven |
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 $112,182 in West Haven to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 10.9% cheaper overall than West Haven, CT, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 17% higher in West Haven than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $89,746 in West Haven to keep the same standard of living.