Seattle vs Spokane
Seattle, WA compared with Spokane, WA · 229 miles apart
Seattle has 784,777 residents to Spokane’s 230,783. Seattle comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Spokane does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Seattle, WA | Spokane, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 784,777 | 230,783 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,340 | 3,356 |
| Median household income | $123,860 | $70,064 |
| Median home value | $938,600 | $363,500 |
| Median rent | $2,030 | $1,215 |
| Homeownership | 43.7% | 58.8% |
| Average commute | 26 min | 20.6 min |
| Median age | 35.6 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 68.4% | 33.9% |
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 13.8% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 7.6× | 5.2× |
| Clear days a year | 25 | 38 |
| Days above 90°F | 1 | 31 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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