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With four adjacent universities, two medical schools and two community colleges, Spokane delivers a regular pool of talented young workers for any enterprise.
- Students enrolled in higher education: 32,000+
- Individuals employed in the downtown core: 28,500+
- Average income in the downtown zip code: $72,383
Live
Living in downtown Spokane connects you with nationally recognized chefs, countless award-winning craft breweries and wineries, a world-class Symphony Orchestra and an abundance of annual events.
- Downtown residential vacancy rate: 13%
- Residential units in downtown: 9,000+
- Average monthly rental cost: $957
Testimonial
Karen was living in Florida when she decided to seek out an employer with advancement opportunities. She happened upon a job description tailored just for her, a hobby nature photographer and world traveler. The job description used words such as “Global,” “Urban,” and “Innovative.” A chance visit to Spokane turned a phone interview into a half hour meeting, into a three-hour tour of Pyrotek’s recently renovated downtown Spokane headquarters. Today, it takes Karen seven minutes to walk to work.
Get Around
- Direct flights out of Spokane International Airport: 18
- Off street parking spaces: 21,400
- Regional transit routes on STA: 41
Shop
Unique for a city of its size, downtown Spokane has more than one million square feet of retail space in an urban atmosphere that is unrivaled in the region.
- Retail tourist spending in 2024: $255 Million
- Average retail rental rate in downtown: $18.33/SF
- Available retail footage: 150,257 SF
Boo Radleys
Situated directly across from Spokane’s Iconic Riverfront Park, Boo Radley’s is the go-to shop for kitsch curiosity collectors and off-beat pop culture items. Named after the famed recluse from “To Kill a Mockingbird,” owners Andy and Kris Dinnison opened the shop in 1992 and have infused the store with local flavor indicative of Spokane’s creative culture.
Event Foot Traffic & Economic Data
Downtown Spokane is host to hundreds of annual events and a prime location to access a wide range of outdoor recreational activities. Fitness centers, spas, mountain-biking, kayaking and legacy events such as Hoopfest and Bloomsday keep Spokane citizens active.
- Hotel rooms in downtown: 3,095
- Annual events held in downtown: 220+
- Public Investment in the revitalization of Riverfront Park: 71 Million
Fit Fun
The team at The Union Yoga and Spin studio have a dream to hold the world’s biggest street yoga session. While that might seem like a challenge, it’s not unprecedented on the streets of downtown, already known for Hoopfest Spokane, the world’s largest three on three basketball tournament, and the nation’s second largest foot race in Bloomsday. For now, the team settles with leading a weekly class of 200 participants overlooking the Spokane River.
Clean and Safe
The Downtown Business Improvement District maintains an active and engaging Clean Team and Security Ambassadors.
- GRAFFITI PIECES REMOVED IN 2022: 4,541
- Calls for downtown ambassador service: 2,342
- Educational Contacts in 2020: 4,813
Downtown Clean and Safe Team
Public safety is both a business and community issue, not just a law enforcement one. The Ambassadors program is a community service designed to sustain the competitiveness of downtown Spokane and ensure that the environment is conducive to business activities and tourism. Ambassadors are not Police, but a unique service that provides valuable patrols, which effectively manages security issues throughout downtown.