Spokane vs Bellingham
Spokane, WA compared with Bellingham, WA · 244 miles apart
Spokane has 230,783 residents to Bellingham’s 96,395. Spokane comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Bellingham does better on average commute, bachelor's degree +, unemployment.
| Spokane, WA | Bellingham, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 230,783 | 96,395 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,356 | 3,421 |
| Median household income | $70,064 | $66,755 |
| Median home value | $363,500 | $627,500 |
| Median rent | $1,215 | $1,577 |
| Homeownership | 58.8% | 44.6% |
| Average commute | 20.6 min | 18.1 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 34.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.9% | 48.5% |
| Poverty rate | 13.8% | 18.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 5.2× | 9.4× |
| Clear days a year | 38 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 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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