Best PlacesSpokane, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spokane, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Spokane ranks 43,954th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Spokane
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Spokane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spokane ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 74% of towns
Where Spokane ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Spokane
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spokane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,500, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Spokane's effective rate of 0.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Spokane
Spokane runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Spokane.
Who works in Spokane, and how
Work in Spokane centers on education and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Spokane
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spokane.
What the weather is like in Spokane, month by month
Spokane sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Spokane
The nearest airport, Monroe Regional, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spokane
Schools across Spokane average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top high schools
- Vidalia High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Ferriday High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spokane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spokane measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Spokane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spokane
Is Spokane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spokane ranks 43,954th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spokane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,400. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $80,500 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Spokane safe?
Spokane is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $719 per resident a year.
Compare Spokane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spokane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spokane represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Spokane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spokane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spokane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spokane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spokane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spokane detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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