Fairwood (Spokane County), WA vs Spokane Valley, WA

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

MetricFairwood (Spokane County), WASpokane Valley, WA
Population10,674106,365
Median Household Income$91,988$74,042
Median Rent$1,208/mo$1,353/mo
Median Home Value$469,100$382,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.8%49.5%
Poverty Rate7.8%12.9%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k109*233
Property Crime Rate /100k1,088*3,337
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr236236
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall45 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute30.4 min20.8 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.417.8
College Degree Rate46.5%26.5%
Foreign-Born %5%5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+5.2%

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.