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Cheney is a big small town of 12,804 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Spokane, WA and 223 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,804people
$396kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
44"Snow
198Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,804
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,949 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Spokane, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,497/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,840 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 24% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 34% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to GEG airport
- 9 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,428 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 373 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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