Spokane Real Estate
The Lilac City
At the heart of the region called the Inland Pacific Northwest, on a river known for its urban waterfall, is Spokane, Washington, the United State’s most populous northern city.
Spokane is Washington’s second largest city and the hub of a thirty-six county area in which 1.5 million people live. Combining the stunning natural landscape of the wild northwest with the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a major city, Spokane is truly an All American City, as bestowed in 2004. The city’s name, taken from the Spokane Tribe, means, “Children of the Sun,” and Spokane enjoys over 200 clear, sunny days per year. Temperatures range from the low thirties in winter to the seventies, with a few days topping ninety in the summer. The city was founded on the banks of the Spokane River in 1860 as the Pacific Northwest’s first non-Native American trading post. Today, covering 57 square miles, with a population of 196,000, Spokane has all the amenities expected of a major metropolitan area.
Fast Facts:
- Location: Spokane is 18 miles west of the Idaho border and 110 miles south of the Canadian border.
- Population: 195,629
- Median household income: $32,273.
- Average home value: $97,000.
- Average annual rainfall: 16.5 inches
- Average temperatures: 68°F in summer