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

Spokane Valley, WA vs Seattle, WA

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

Summary

Seattle spends 85.2% more per capita than Spokane Valley ($29,365/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
Seattle, WA
Pop. 734,603
C
61/100
Budget Balance69
Debt Burden50
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Spokane Valley
Seattle
Total Spending
$528.9M
$25.3B
Spending / Capita
$5,097
$34,463
Total Revenue
$128.5M
$56.5B
Revenue / Capita
$1,238
$76,958
Total Debt
$512K
$808.1M
Debt / Capita
$5
$1,100
Population
103,761
734,603
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Spokane Valley$169
Seattle$0
Fire Protection
Spokane Valley$189
Seattle$210
Highways & Roads
Spokane Valley$112
Seattle$0
Parks & Recreation
Spokane Valley$259
Seattle$3,923
Education
Spokane Valley$0
Seattle$1,461
Health
Spokane Valley$0
Seattle$1,131

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleySeattle
Property Tax
$201
$1,831
Sales Tax
$17
$1,094
Income Tax
$26
$3,496
Intergovernmental
$100
$9,846
Charges & Fees
$0
$3,960
Other
$421
$8,544

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleySeattle
Police
$169
$0
Fire Protection
$189
$210
Highways & Roads
$112
$0
Education
$0
$1,461
Public Welfare
$784
$3,439
Health
$0
$1,131
Hospitals
$221
$1,871
Parks & Recreation
$259
$3,923
Housing
$2,595
$3,727
Sewerage
$43
$952
Utilities
$31
$6,489
Other
$695
$11,260
B
Spokane Valley, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
Seattle, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health

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