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West · Washington · pop 230K

Spokane, WA

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in WA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,412 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,114 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,590 left over.

Expect summer highs near 84°F, winter lows around 25°F, and about 175 sunny days a year.

Tradeoff: the local job market is softer than most on this list (4.6% unemployment).

AFFORD 93HOUSIN 40JOBS 27SAFETY 33CLIMAT 86AMENIT 38

The Spokane fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,822/mo

Typical rent

$1,310/mo

Home value ÷ income

6.1×

Score breakdown

Affordability
93
Housing
40
Jobs
27
Safety
33
Climate
86
Amenities
38

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,230/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,310/mo
Median home value
$380,000
Median household income
$62,000
Population
230,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
4.6%
Job growth (1yr)
1.1%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
690
Property crime rate
4,600

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
84°F
Avg. winter low
25°F
Sunny days / year
175
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈12/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈4/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈16/yr
Annual rain
17"
Annual snow
45"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
R+6
Int'l airport
≈8 mi
Walkability
48/100
Disaster risk
36/100
Buying instead of renting? Washington's effective property tax runs about 0.87% of home value per year (≈$276/mo on the median $380,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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