($1,644) Movers From Lansing, MI to Spokane, WA

What to know before moving from Lansing to Spokane

Moving from Lansing to Spokane comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Spokane is generally more expensive than Lansing, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Spokane are 28% higher than in Lansing, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Lansing.
  Home prices in Spokane are 152.9% higher than in Lansing.
• Income in Spokane is 6.1% lower than in Lansing, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Spokane include Key Tronic, URM Stores, and Empire Health Centers Group.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Spokane, since the cost of living for a single person in Spokane is 60.3% higher than in Lansing. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Spokane, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Spokane is 49.3% higher than in Lansing.
• The unemployment rate in Spokane is 10.81% lower than in Lansing.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Spokane, since the city’s sales taxes in Spokane are 50.00% higher than in Lansing.
• One perk of moving to Spokane is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Lansing.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $4,807.52 in Spokane to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Lansing.

How life is different in Lansing vs. Spokane

• The population of Spokane is about 427% greater than Lansing, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Spokane offers better access to buses and trains than Lansing, based on public transportation ratings. Spokane has a transit score of 6 out of 10 compared to 5 in Lansing. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Spokane to be about as walkable as Lansing. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 49 and 46 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Spokane and Lansing are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 52 and 55 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• Spokane has a lower crime rate than Lansing based on scores of 3.0 and Lansing's 48.66, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in Spokane. With a crime index of 44.94, Spokane ranks lower in overall safety than Lansing, whose index is Lansing's 51.34. The safety index measures how safe people in a city feel about walking alone, both during the day and at night, as well as data on muggings, theft, vandalism, and other instances of petty crime.
• The air quality in Spokane and Lansing is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.