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

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

MetricSpokane Valley, WAFairwood (Spokane County), WA
Population106,36510,674
Median Household Income$74,042$91,988
Median Rent$1,353/mo$1,208/mo
Median Home Value$382,300$469,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.5%56.8%
Poverty Rate12.9%7.8%
Unemployment Rate4.4%4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k233109*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,3371,088*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr236236
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall45 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute20.8 min30.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.819.4
College Degree Rate26.5%46.5%
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.