City comparison
Redmond, WA is about 2,700 miles (4,300 km) from West Palm Beach, FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,300 miles, or about 56 hours (about 6 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 Redmond, WA to West Palm Beach, FL takes about 5 h 21 min, covering roughly 2,700 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.
Redmond, WA is on Pacific Time and West Palm Beach, FL is on Eastern Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Redmond, it's 3 p.m. in West Palm Beach, which puts Redmond 3 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.
West Palm Beach has a population of 117,588, vs 73,728 in Redmond — about 1.6× larger by population. By land area, West Palm Beach covers about 54 sq mi vs 17 sq mi for Redmond.
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 | Redmond | West Palm Beach | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,299/mo | $1,614/mo | 42.4% higher in Redmond |
| Median home value | $1,026,400 | $324,800 | 216.0% higher in Redmond |
| Median household income | $155,287 | $64,044 | 142.5% higher in Redmond |
| Groceries index | 104.0 | 103.1 | 0.8% higher in Redmond |
| Utilities index | 95.7 | 97.0 | 1.3% higher in West Palm Beach |
| Transportation index | 106.6 | 108.3 | 1.6% higher in West Palm Beach |
| Healthcare index | 106.6 | 107.8 | 1.2% higher in West Palm Beach |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Redmond, you'd need $100,040 in West Palm Beach to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Redmond and West Palm Beach have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Redmond, you'd need about $80,032 in West Palm Beach to keep the same standard of living.