Spokane vs Lakewood
Spokane, WA compared with Lakewood, WA · 241 miles apart
Spokane has 230,783 residents to Lakewood’s 62,755. Spokane comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Lakewood does better on median household income, poverty rate.
| Spokane, WA | Lakewood, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 230,783 | 62,755 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,356 | 3,678 |
| Median household income | $70,064 | $74,720 |
| Median home value | $363,500 | $461,200 |
| Median rent | $1,215 | $1,525 |
| Homeownership | 58.8% | 47.5% |
| Average commute | 20.6 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 37.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.9% | 23.2% |
| Poverty rate | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 5.2× | 6.2× |
| Clear days a year | 38 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 31 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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