City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 650 miles (1,000 km) from Woodland, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 800 miles, or about 13 hours 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 Woodland, CA takes about 1 h 17 min, covering roughly 650 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 Woodland, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in Woodland, 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 61,227 in Woodland — about 26.3× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 15 sq mi for Woodland.
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 | Woodland | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,436/mo | 8.6% higher in Woodland |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $476,400 | 40.0% higher in Woodland |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $84,494 | 17.2% higher in Woodland |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 105.1 | 9.6% higher in Woodland |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 148.9 | 54.8% higher in Woodland |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 100.7 | 3.4% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 100.6 | 3.4% 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 $108,269 in Woodland to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 7.6% cheaper overall than Woodland, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 8% higher in Woodland than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $86,615 in Woodland to keep the same standard of living.