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

Spokane Valley, WA vs Kent, WA

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

Summary

Kent spends 51.4% more per capita than Spokane Valley ($5,394/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
Kent, WA
Pop. 135,169
C
57/100
Budget Balance34
Debt Burden41
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity54
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Spokane Valley
Kent
Total Spending
$528.9M
$1.4B
Spending / Capita
$5,097
$10,491
Total Revenue
$128.5M
$1.4B
Revenue / Capita
$1,238
$10,134
Total Debt
$512K
$122.3M
Debt / Capita
$5
$905
Population
103,761
135,169
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Spokane Valley$169
Kent$413
Fire Protection
Spokane Valley$189
Kent$292
Highways & Roads
Spokane Valley$112
Kent-$10
Parks & Recreation
Spokane Valley$259
Kent$1,448
Health
Spokane Valley$0
Kent$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleyKent
Property Tax
$201
$0
Sales Tax
$17
$272
Income Tax
$26
$89
Intergovernmental
$100
$1,884
Charges & Fees
$0
$1,797
Other
$421
$4,935

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleyKent
Police
$169
$413
Fire Protection
$189
$292
Highways & Roads
$112
-$10
Public Welfare
$784
$850
Health
$0
$0
Hospitals
$221
$207
Parks & Recreation
$259
$1,448
Housing
$2,595
$3,476
Sewerage
$43
$36
Utilities
$31
$1,474
Interest on Debt
$0
$1
Other
$695
$2,306
B
Spokane Valley, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
Kent, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health

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