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Spokane Valley is a mid-size city of 106,365 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Spokane, WA and 238 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
106,365people
$382kTypical home
$1,353/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
44"Snow
198Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 106,365
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,820 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Spokane, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,353/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,301 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GEG airport
- 14 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,044 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 437 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 272 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 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