City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 2,100 miles (3,400 km) from West New York, NJ 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 West New York, NJ takes about 4 h 16 min, covering roughly 2,100 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 West New York, NJ is on Eastern Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 2 p.m. in West New York, 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 52,438 in West New York — about 30.7× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 1 sq mi for West New York.
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 New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,571/mo | 18.8% higher in West New York |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $407,000 | 19.6% higher in West New York |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $70,141 | 2.8% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 109.4 | 14.2% higher in West New York |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 124.5 | 29.5% higher in West New York |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 105.0 | 0.8% higher in West New York |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 105.7 | 1.6% higher in West New York |
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 $115,157 in West New York to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 13.2% cheaper overall than West New York, NJ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 22% higher in West New York than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $92,125 in West New York to keep the same standard of living.