The story of this market
The typical home in Spokane County, Washington sells for about $447,687, or $214 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.6%), a market in balance. Homes take about 28 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 260% since 2000. Last year 72 of 122 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,494 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,494 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.4%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2021 (+20.4%). Worst: 2011 (-6.7%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
-0.2%
WA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,047
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.4%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 122 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
15
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $104,048,826.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31238 | 17475 | 80.9% | 6.5% | $235,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Spokane County, Washington
Spokane County's residential real estate market remains balanced and steady, with median sale prices around $448,000 posting marginal 0.6% year-over-year gains. Days on market have normalized to roughly 28 days, while sale-to-list ratios near 98.7% and moderate active inventory indicate steady buyer demand supported by stable regional employment across healthcare, military, and logistics sectors.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 1.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 31 days on market with 3.5 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.56% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.1% · poverty 12.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 34 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Spokane County, Washington — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 10.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 8, 2026.
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| 99001 | Airway Heights | $411,035 | $202 | — | 21 | 96.9% | — | 4.8 | 21 | $1,350 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99003 | Chattaroy | $602,762 | $202 | — | 21 | 96.9% | — | 4.8 | 21 | $1,323 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99004 | Cheney | $419,875 | $233 | +3.7% | 50 | — | — | — | 73 | $1,494 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99005 | Colbert | $627,000 | $238 | +0.2% | 14 | 98.4% | — | — | 33 | $1,494 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99006 | Deer Park | $540,000 | $245 | — | 11 | 98.4% | — | 3.6 | 35 | $1,350 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99011 | Fairchild Air Force Base | $411,000 | $214 | -1.9% | 28 | 98.5% | 42% | 3.3 | 2,226 | $1,350 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99012 | — | $411,035 | $202 | — | 21 | 96.9% | — | 4.8 | 21 | $1,494 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99016 | Spokane Valley | $484,356 | $257 | -11.9% | 64 | — | — | 1 | 99 | $1,350 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99018 | Latah | $376,000 | $197 | -1.2% | 15 | 100% | 42.1% | 3.2 | 2,378 | $1,550 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99019 | Liberty Lake | $615,000 | $202 | — | 21 | 96.9% | 42.7% | 4.8 | 21 | $1,650 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Spokane County exhibits elevated property and vehicle theft rates particularly concentrated in dense urban neighborhoods within Spokane city, while suburban and rural sectors report substantially lower crime. Regional law enforcement data indicates violent crime trends have remained relatively stable compared to statewide averages.
Spokane County features a diverse mix of school districts, led by Spokane Public Schools, Central Valley, and Mead School District. Top-performing elementary and secondary schools in suburban pockets earn high statewide ratings, while urban district performance varies by neighborhood catchment.
Wildfire risk is moderate to elevated during dry summer months across outlying pine woodlands and wildland-urban interface zones, prompting heightened brush clearing standards. Riverine flood risk remains primarily localized along the Spokane River and Latah Creek corridors, affecting under 2% of parcels.
Economic expansion is anchored by expanding aerospace manufacturing, healthcare networks including Providence Health and MultiCare, logistics facilities around Spokane International Airport, and Fairchild Air Force Base. Growth is concentrated in the West Plains industrial sector, Liberty Lake tech corridors, and North Spokane infill.
Spokane County property taxes are levied by the Spokane County Assessor using annual market value appraisals, with total nominal levy rates typically ranging between 0.95% and 1.15% depending on specific school and fire districts. Washington state enforces a 1% annual regular levy growth limit absent voter approval, alongside senior and disabled exemption options.
Spokane County functions as the regional medical, financial, and educational hub for eastern Washington and north Idaho, driven by large healthcare networks, higher education institutions, military operations at Fairchild AFB, and growing distribution clusters.
Interstate 90 serves as the primary east-west spine connecting Spokane Valley, downtown Spokane, and the West Plains, supplemented by US-395, US-2, and regional transit lines operated by the Spokane Transit Authority (STA), including the City Line bus rapid transit.
County and municipal planning frameworks under the Washington Growth Management Act continue to channel residential density along urban transit corridors while preserving open space, farmland, and rural buffers in outlying zones.
The Spokane County Assessor appraises all real property annually at 100 percent of fair market value using mass appraisal techniques and physical inspection cycles, subject to county board of equalization appeal periods.
Parcels across Spokane County are subject to intersecting special districts including Spokane Public Schools and surrounding rural ISDs, Spokane County Fire Protection Districts, Public Utility Districts, and Spokane County Library District taxing units.
Homeowners insurance rates in Spokane County have faced moderate upward pressure in wildland-urban interface areas prone to brushfires, though core suburban and urban properties maintain standard coverage availability.
- Triple Play Family Fun Park4.225.4 mi
- Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park4.35.8 mi
- Altitude Trampoline Park and Fitness & Welness Center Spokane4.25.5 mi
- Wonderland Family Fun Center412.8 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.25.8 mi
- Northern Quest Resort & Casino4.214.1 mi
- Coeur d'Alene Casino4.118.2 mi
- Spokane Arena4.48.5 mi
- Spokane Convention Center4.57.9 mi
- Triple Play Family Fun Park4.225.4 mi
- Manito Park4.87 mi
- Riverfront Park4.78.2 mi
- AMC River Park Square 204.58.3 mi
- Dave & Buster's Spokane4.16.6 mi
- Mirabeau Point Park4.76.9 mi
- Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture4.69 mi
- The Fox Theater4.88.3 mi
- Arbor Crest Wine Cellars4.67.5 mi
- Mobius Discovery Center4.68.4 mi
- Buck Knives4.514.7 mi
- Manito Park4.87 mi
- Riverfront Park4.78.2 mi
- Dwight Merkel Sports Complex4.612.4 mi
- Riverside State Park - Bowl and Pitcher Area4.712.5 mi
- Mirabeau Point Park4.76.9 mi
- Hagadone Marine Group4.422.8 mi
- Conkling Marina & Resort4.427.6 mi
- Hayden Lake Marina4.627.3 mi
- Tobler Marina4.626.6 mi
- Silver Beach Marina4.325.4 mi
- Coeur d'Alene Casino4.118.2 mi
- Indian Canyon Golf Course4.49.9 mi
- Circling Raven Golf Club4.818.6 mi
- Esmeralda Golf Course4.17.6 mi
- Downriver Golf Course4.211 mi
- Spokane Valley Mall4.36.6 mi
- NorthTown Mall4.29.8 mi
- WinCo Foods4.34.5 mi
- Fred Meyer4.15.8 mi
- River Park Square4.48.3 mi
- Spokane International Airport4.412.1 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A 100-acre regional signature park in downtown Spokane created for Expo '74, offering views of the Spokane Falls, the historic Looff Carousel, an ice ribbon, and expansive walking paths.
A 40-mile paved recreational trail running from Nine Mile Falls through Spokane to the Idaho state border along the Spokane River, popular for cycling, running, and river access.
A 13,919-acre park in the Selkirk Mountains providing extensive downhill skiing, snowboarding, cross-country trails, and summer hiking up to Mount Spokane summit.
A historic 90-acre park in Spokane's South Hill featuring five manicured gardens including the Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden, a conservatory, and duck pond.
A newly completed downtown sports stadium hosting professional soccer, high school athletics, concerts, and community tournaments adjacent to the Spokane Arena.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data profiles for Spokane County, WA.