Fairwood (Spokane County), WA vs Spokane, WA

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

MetricFairwood (Spokane County), WASpokane, WA
Population10,674230,293
Median Household Income$91,988$70,064
Median Rent$1,208/mo$1,215/mo
Median Home Value$469,100$363,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.8%50.9%
Poverty Rate7.8%13.8%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k109*613
Property Crime Rate /100k1,088*4,392
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr236236
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall45 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute30.4 min20.6 min
Hospitals—6
Avg Hospital Rating—3.3 / 5
Students per Teacher19.414.7
College Degree Rate46.5%33.9%
Foreign-Born %5%6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+0.8%

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.