The Sunset Boulevard Bridge, also known as the Latah Creek Bridge, is a deck arch bridge in the northwestern United States that spans Latah Creek in Spokane, Washington.

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About Spokane

City in Washington State

1871Established

228,989Population

69.5 sq miArea

1,844 ftElevation

Spokane ( spoh-KAN; Spokane: sƛ̓x̌etkʷ) is a city in and the county seat of Spokane County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 110 miles (180 km) south of the Canadian border, twenty miles (30 km) west of the Idaho state line, 279 miles (449 km) southwest of Calgary, and 280 miles (450 km) east of Seattle, via I-90. Spokane is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the second-most populous city in all of Washington (after Seattle), with a population of 228,989 at the 2020 census, while the Spokane metropolitan area has an estimated 605,000 residents. Spokane is the economic an…

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How Spokane ranks

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#23Most walkable in WA #31Most conserved land in WA #48Most affordable in WA All WA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code99201, 99202, 99203

Area code509

Living in Spokane

Housing in Spokane

$396K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Spokane home is worth about $396,000, about the same as a year ago, 33% below the Washington typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market13

Sale-to-list100.6%

Sold in May252

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Safety in Spokane

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Safety Grade D-

Spokane reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Spokane 6.1

Washington 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Spokane 43.4

Washington 20.2

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Spokane

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52% of Spokane’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Spokane Valley (15%), Seattle (3%) and Airway Heights (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Spokane Valley

15%

Seattle

Airway Heights

Liberty Lake

52%Work in townlive and work in Spokane 5 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 122,348Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Spokane

Health Grade B

Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 79% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Washington

11worse than WA

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▼ 7 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

12.7%More smokersWA 10.1% · worse 6.3%More adults with COPDWA 5.1% · worse 11.1%More older adults who have lost all their teethWA 9% · worse

Care nearby

Deaconess Medical Centerin Spokane · ER

Native ProjectSpokane · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

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Primary careShortage · part of Spokane

DentalShortage · part of Spokane

Mental healthShortage · part of Spokane

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Natural hazards in Spokane

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 7% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌡️ Heat waves

7Does Spokane flood?paid flood claims since 1990 4Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Spokane MapSpokane vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Spokane

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Spokane has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37° / 25°Winter

60° / 36°Spring

82° / 52°Summer

60° / 37°Fall

How much snow does Spokane get?About 45 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 12, with the last in spring around Apr 26.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.1° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Spokane

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School Grade B

The public schools Spokane’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictSpokane School DistrictSchools90

Hamblen ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 508 students Hutton ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 492 students Shiloh Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 465 students Stevens ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 438 students Lincoln Heights ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 435 students Franklin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 428 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WA. Ratings are from neighbors.