Fairwood (Spokane County), WA vs Pullman, WA

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

MetricFairwood (Spokane County), WAPullman, WA
Population10,67432,229
Median Household Income$91,988$46,812
Median Rent$1,208/mo$1,062/mo
Median Home Value$469,100$424,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)100—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.8%58.7%
Poverty Rate7.8%30.4%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k109*156
Property Crime Rate /100k1,088*782
Median AQI4323
Good AQI Days /yr236317
Summer Highs83°F81°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall45 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute30.4 min14.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.415.9
College Degree Rate46.5%61.4%
Foreign-Born %5%9.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+2.6%

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.