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Fairfield vs Spangle

10 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (14 min in Spangle) and property tax bill (+32% in Spangle).

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Fairfield, WAHomes around $301KWashington · 621 people
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Spangle, WAA small town of 322Washington · 322 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

FairfieldHomes around $301K
Housing$301K typical home49% below the WA typical home All about Fairfield →
SpangleA small town of 322
Quiet strengthsSpangle doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spangle →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute14 min
Spangle has the shorter commute
Fairfield 40 minSpangle 25 min
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Spangle
Spangle $2,974Fairfield $2,257
Trails2×
Fairfield has more miles of trail
Fairfield 0.2 miSpangle 0.1 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,700 more a month in Spangle

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Fairfield$1,800/mo
Typical home $301K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,172/mo · Housing →
Spangle$3,500/mo
Typical home $580K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

The difference: $1,700 a month, about $20,400 a year, between Spangle and Fairfield.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
FairfieldSpangle
Snow a year26″26″
January low25°F25°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
FairfieldSpangle
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Settled19051872
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here1—
Community
FairfieldSpangle
Library hours a week26 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

10 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

FairfieldSpangleFairfieldSpangle
Fairfield ↔ Spangle10 miles apart
Who commutes between them
8 Fairfield residents work in Spangle (4.5% of its workers)
2 Spangle residents work in Fairfield (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Fairfield →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

FairfieldSpangle
People
Population 621Highest 322Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.8% WA: +14.6% —
Median age 40.7±4.9Highest 6% above WA 40.5±6.5Lowest 6% above WA
Fairfield and Spangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±6Highest WA: 21.4% 16.5%±8.5Lowest WA: 21.4%
Fairfield and Spangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.1%±8.4Lowest WA: 16.6% 23.3%±11.1Highest WA: 16.6%
Spangle and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Lowest WA: 39.6% 29.4%Highest WA: 39.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.7Lowest WA: 5.7% 9.9%±7.5Highest WA: 5.7%
Spangle and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,923±$8kHighest 17% below WA $74,145±$26kLowest 24% below WA
Fairfield and Spangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $249,100±$45kLowest 56% below WA $314,500±$108kHighest 44% below WA
Spangle and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,172±$213 33% below WA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,257Lowest 50% below WA $2,974Highest 35% below WA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.2%±88.7Lowest WA: 49.9% 100%±100Highest WA: 49.9%
Spangle and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.3%Highest WA: 9.9% 7.1%Lowest WA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.9%Lowest WA: 63.8% 90.2%Highest WA: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 26 yrs older than WA 1966Highest 19 yrs older than WA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 49% above WA 25 minLowest 5% below WA
Work from home 7.2%±4.6Highest WA: 19.8% 5.8%±8.4Lowest WA: 19.8%
Fairfield and Spangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Spokane (26%)Spokane (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Spangle2% work in Fairfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.7Lowest 98.1Highest
Washington average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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