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

Spokane Valley, WA vs Federal Way, WA

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

Summary

Federal Way spends 34.2% more per capita than Spokane Valley ($2,651/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
Federal Way, WA
Pop. 99,614
B
67/100
Budget Balance31
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity41
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Spokane Valley
Federal Way
Total Spending
$528.9M
$771.9M
Spending / Capita
$5,097
$7,749
Total Revenue
$128.5M
$336.4M
Revenue / Capita
$1,238
$3,377
Total Debt
$512K
$0
Debt / Capita
$5
$0
Population
103,761
99,614
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Spokane Valley$169
Federal Way$288
Fire Protection
Spokane Valley$189
Federal Way$205
Highways & Roads
Spokane Valley$112
Federal Way$0
Parks & Recreation
Spokane Valley$259
Federal Way$840

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleyFederal Way
Property Tax
$201
$122
Sales Tax
$17
$220
Income Tax
$26
$59
Intergovernmental
$100
$1,441
Other
$421
$1,369

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleyFederal Way
Police
$169
$288
Fire Protection
$189
$205
Highways & Roads
$112
$0
Public Welfare
$784
$1,037
Hospitals
$221
$214
Parks & Recreation
$259
$840
Housing
$2,595
$2,945
Sewerage
$43
$0
Utilities
$31
$117
Other
$695
$2,103
B
Spokane Valley, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
B
Federal Way, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health

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