City comparison
Port Arthur, TX is about 1,100 miles (1,700 km) from Youngstown, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,300 miles, or about 22 hours (about 2 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 Port Arthur, TX to Youngstown, OH takes about 2 h 9 min, covering roughly 1,100 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.
Port Arthur, TX is on Central Time and Youngstown, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Port Arthur, it's 1 p.m. in Youngstown, which puts Port Arthur 1 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.
Youngstown has a population of 60,048, vs 55,897 in Port Arthur — about the same size. By land area, Port Arthur covers about 76 sq mi vs 34 sq mi for Youngstown.
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 | Port Arthur | Youngstown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $938/mo | $711/mo | 31.9% higher in Port Arthur |
| Median home value | $91,500 | $54,900 | 66.7% higher in Port Arthur |
| Median household income | $45,357 | $34,295 | 32.3% higher in Port Arthur |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 93.9 | ≈ equal (Port Arthur slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 84.2 | 95.9 | 13.9% higher in Youngstown |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 98.8 | 2.2% higher in Youngstown |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 99.0 | 3.0% higher in Youngstown |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Port Arthur, you'd need $93,274 in Youngstown to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Youngstown, OH is about 6.7% cheaper overall than Port Arthur, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 33% higher in Port Arthur than in Youngstown. If you earn $80,000 in Port Arthur, you'd need about $74,619 in Youngstown to keep the same standard of living.