Spokane vs Yakima
Spokane, WA compared with Yakima, WA · 164 miles apart
Spokane has 230,783 residents to Yakima’s 97,458. Spokane comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Yakima does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Spokane, WA | Yakima, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 230,783 | 97,458 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,356 | 3,470 |
| Median household income | $70,064 | $62,815 |
| Median home value | $363,500 | $297,600 |
| Median rent | $1,215 | $1,117 |
| Homeownership | 58.8% | 53.8% |
| Average commute | 20.6 min | 17.8 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 34.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.9% | 20.8% |
| Poverty rate | 13.8% | 16.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 8.4% |
| Price to income | 5.2× | 4.7× |
| 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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