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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Spokane Valley, WA vs Bellevue, WA

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Bellevue spends 76.9% more per capita than Spokane Valley ($16,968/person difference). Spokane Valley, WA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Spokane Valley, WA
Pop. 103,761
B
68/100
Budget Balance12
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity97
Trend Direction50
City B
Bellevue, WA
Pop. 150,606
C
55/100
Budget Balance86
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency49
Revenue Diversity62
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Spokane Valley
Bellevue
Total Spending
$528.9M
$3.3B
Spending / Capita
$5,097
$22,065
Total Revenue
$128.5M
$3.7B
Revenue / Capita
$1,238
$24,491
Total Debt
$512K
$262.1M
Debt / Capita
$5
$1,741
Population
103,761
150,606
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Spokane Valley$169
Bellevue$162
Fire Protection
Spokane Valley$189
Bellevue$966
Highways & Roads
Spokane Valley$112
Bellevue$80
Parks & Recreation
Spokane Valley$259
Bellevue$3,103

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleyBellevue
Property Tax
$201
$1,441
Sales Tax
$17
$1,282
Income Tax
$26
$50
Intergovernmental
$100
$8,407
Charges & Fees
$0
$5,003
Other
$421
$8,143

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleyBellevue
Police
$169
$162
Fire Protection
$189
$966
Highways & Roads
$112
$80
Public Welfare
$784
$1,774
Hospitals
$221
$2,517
Parks & Recreation
$259
$3,103
Housing
$2,595
$3,270
Sewerage
$43
$199
Utilities
$31
$3,441
Other
$695
$6,553
B
Spokane Valley, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
Bellevue, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health

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