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Airway Heights is a big small town of 11,245 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 7 miles from Spokane, WA and 222 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,245people
$349kTypical home
$1,389/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
47"Snow
198Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,245
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,871 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Seattle, WA
- 7 mi to Spokane, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,198/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,209 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to GEG airport
- 3 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,375 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 387 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spokane County: R+5 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk