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

Spokane Valley, WA vs Spokane, WA

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

Summary

Spokane spends 68.6% more per capita than Spokane Valley ($11,126/person difference). Spokane, WA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 70/100).

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
Spokane, WA
Pop. 227,922
B
70/100
Budget Balance37
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency84
Revenue Diversity82
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Spokane Valley
Spokane
Total Spending
$528.9M
$3.7B
Spending / Capita
$5,097
$16,224
Total Revenue
$128.5M
$3.0B
Revenue / Capita
$1,238
$13,098
Total Debt
$512K
$0
Debt / Capita
$5
$0
Population
103,761
227,922
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Spokane Valley$169
Spokane$2,475
Fire Protection
Spokane Valley$189
Spokane$1,057
Highways & Roads
Spokane Valley$112
Spokane$298
Parks & Recreation
Spokane Valley$259
Spokane$446
Health
Spokane Valley$0
Spokane$8

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleySpokane
Property Tax
$201
$133
Sales Tax
$17
$359
Income Tax
$26
$724
Intergovernmental
$100
$5,005
Other
$421
$3,063

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Spokane ValleySpokane
Police
$169
$2,475
Fire Protection
$189
$1,057
Highways & Roads
$112
$298
Public Welfare
$784
$1,657
Health
$0
$8
Hospitals
$221
$224
Parks & Recreation
$259
$446
Housing
$2,595
$2,512
Sewerage
$43
$200
Utilities
$31
$1,624
Other
$695
$5,722
B
Spokane Valley, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
B
Spokane, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 70/100
Good fiscal health

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