Spokane, Washington
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Spokane.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Spokane compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 229,228City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $65,745Incorporated place (ACS)16% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 96ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)Near U.S. avg (100)U.S. 100
- Median home value
- $326,200City limits (ACS)8% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,141City limits (ACS)15% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.2%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 21 min16% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 499% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 689.6annualized per 100k · citywide14% above U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 5919.3annualized per 100k · citywide92% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 83°F4.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 26°F8.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 17.4 in47% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 2468% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Spokane with another city
About 229,228 people live in Spokane, WA. Median household income is roughly $65,745, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 96 — close to the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Entry home prices around $326,200 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Spokane is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Spokane with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Gray winters west of the Cascades and dry inland basins split lifestyles. The normals show about 17.4 inches of rain and 246 sunny days across a typical year. Plan on roughly 21 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 49. Unemployment recently ran near 4.2%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates near 689.6 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Spokane city, 1600000US5367000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN530630000000003 (Spokane County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00094176 SPOKANE FELTS FLD)
Last updated 2026-07-28