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47.73° N · 117.42° W · GEOID 5372170

Town and Country

Spokane County, Washington · part of the Spokane, WA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Town and Country is home to 4,890 people. Median household income is $92,652 a year and median rent is $1,600 a month, 20.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $356,800, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,600
17% above the median place
Median household income
$92,652
15% above the median place
Median home value
$356,800
12% above the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
20% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Town and Country

  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $77 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 91% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Half the homes were built before 1960, older housing than in 81% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 7.8% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Town and Country

Spokane County gains about 0.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,200
Moved out19,866
Net+334

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$65K
Leavers$66K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Spokane County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Spokane County report $65,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,000.
Income you would need
$64,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,600 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,677 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $356,800.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 16.0% work from home; 2.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Walker Mill, MD matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.9%
44% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$65,416
7% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$66,048
6% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTown and CountryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.8%1% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.9%44% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$65,4167% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$66,0486% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1960, 1% below the median place.

Town and Country20.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$64,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.7%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
1% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$73,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Town and Country, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Valley Falls, RI17.6% vs 20.7%$2,800Compare
Village Green-Green Ridge, PA16.8% vs 20.7%$7,400Compare
Norwood, PA17.6% vs 20.7%$6,200Compare

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Median year built1
1960
1% below the median place
Homeownership1
79.5%
20% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
53.3%
5% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTown and CountryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,60017% above
Rent to income120.7%1% above
Property tax rate10.8%7% below
Home price to income13.9x1% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4947% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0457% below
Median home value1$356,80012% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.6%18% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure50.9%1% below
Homeownership179.5%20% above
Renters paying 30%+153.3%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,67710% below
Vacant homes16.2%12% below
Median year built119601% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 6.8%, 37% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
6.8%
37% below the median place
Commutes by transit1
2.3%
167% above the median place
Unemployment1
5.9%
20% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home16.0% +28%
Median household income$92,652 +15%
Mean commute23 min −8%
Income per person$41,548 +4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTown and CountryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$92,65215% above
Income per person1$41,5484% above
Unemployment15.9%20% above
Average annual pay5County figure$68,9495% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.3%43% above
Jobs5County figure243,70462% above
Poverty rate16.8%37% below
Mean commute123 min8% below
Works from home116.0%28% above
Commutes by transit12.3%167% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 96.4%, 4% above the median place.

High school or higher1
96.4%
4% above the median place
No health insurance1
3.9%
39% below the median place
Born abroad1
4.6%
48% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age41.6 +7%
Bachelor's or higher26.9% −16%
Household size2.5 −1%
Homes with broadband92.5% +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTown and CountryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,8906646th largest
Median age141.67% above
Bachelor's or higher126.9%16% below
High school or higher196.4%4% above
Household size12.51% below
Born abroad14.6%48% below
No health insurance13.9%39% below
Homes with broadband192.5%0% above
05

Life in Town and Country

160 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.3 +21%
Playgrounds per 10k12.3 +30%
Grocery stores per 10k10.2 4.8×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k42.9 3.9×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi5.8 27.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.2 +2%
Shops28.8 −5%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.6 +2%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
185
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
76,526
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10
17.1
11% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureTown and CountryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure185above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure76,526above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure17.111% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.22% above
Shops per 10k7County figure28.85% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure20.62% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k812.321% above
Playgrounds per 10k812.330% above
Grocery stores per 10k810.2382% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k842.9285% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi85.8above (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure160above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 47°F, 14% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Town and Country. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature11
47°F
14% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
20.4 in
53% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
96.6
58% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureTown and CountryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure84°F4% below
January average low11County figure24°F5% below
Average temperature11County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation11County figure20.4 in53% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure90.03% below
Tornado risk12County figure42.748% below
Wildfire risk12County figure96.658% above
Heat wave risk12County figure94.95% above
Median air quality index13County figure430% above
Good air days13County figure64.7%6% below
08

Town and Country in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,600/mo (2024)$2,070/mo$1,700 to $2,520/mo+4.4%
Median household income$92,652 (2024)$119,000$100,500 to $141,000+4.3%
Median home value$356,800 (2024)$535,000$388,000 to $737,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Town and Country

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Walker Mill, MD$1,661$88,333Compare
Wood Dale, IL$1,675$91,382Compare
South Amboy, NJ$1,707$91,997Compare
Kodiak, AK$1,571$90,292Compare
Kodiak, AKSouth Amboy, NJWood Dale, ILWalker Mill, MDTown and Country, WATown and CountryWalker MillWood DaleSouth AmboyKodiakTown and CountryWalker MillWood DaleSouth AmboyKodiak

Common questions

Is Town and Country a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $77 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 91% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. Half the homes were built before 1960, older housing than in 81% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 70 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Town and Country expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $356,800.

What salary do you need to live in Town and Country?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $64,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Town and Country?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Walker Mill, MD, Wood Dale, IL, South Amboy, NJ and Kodiak, AK.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Town and Country with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Town and Country itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/town-and-country-washington

Citytistics. “Town and Country, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/town-and-country-washington/

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