Fairwood (Spokane County), WA vs Cheney, WA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricFairwood (Spokane County), WACheney, WA
Population10,67412,804
Median Household Income$91,988$54,503
Median Rent$1,208/mo$1,156/mo
Median Home Value$469,100$395,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.8%51.5%
Poverty Rate7.8%31.3%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k109*279
Property Crime Rate /100k1,088*1,666
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr236236
Summer Highs83°F80°F
Winter Lows26°F22°F
Snowfall45 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute30.4 min21.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.418.6
College Degree Rate46.5%38%
Foreign-Born %5%5.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-4.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Fairwood (Spokane County) (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.