| Index | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | Washington | National |
| Cost of living | 118 | 118 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 125 | 110 | 100 |
| Groceries | 111 | 108 | 100 |
| Health care | 120 | 109 | 100 |
| Housing | 115 | 138 | 100 |
| Transportation | 134 | 123 | 100 |
| Utilities | 100 | 97 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $121,365 | $10,114 | $2,832 | $3,641 |
| Renters | $51,266 | $4,272 | $1,196 | $1,538 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Washington | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $52.70 | $27.62 | 90.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $90.63 | $51.11 | 77.3% |
| Toothpaste | $3.99 | $4.09 | 2.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.49 | $1.54 | 3.4% |
| Movie | $16.66 | $12.88 | 29.4% |
| Yoga | $25.75 | $19.66 | 31.0% |
| Item | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $8.11 | $7.70 | 5.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $2.89 | $1.66 | 73.9% |
| Milk | $4.89 | $4.73 | 3.3% |
| Potatoes | $4.43 | $5.26 | 15.7% |
| Pizza | $15.74 | $12.76 | 23.3% |
| Beer | $12.31 | $10.55 | 16.7% |
| Item | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $228.39 | $140.06 | 63.1% |
| Doctor | $204.97 | $153.82 | 33.3% |
| Dentist | $154.18 | $123.15 | 25.2% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.60 | $11.73 | 7.4% |
| Lipitor | $19.72 | $23.61 | 16.5% |
| Item | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $395,973.00 | $326,622.00 | 21.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $5,300.43 | $2,480.25 | 113.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,443.00 | $1,444.00 | 0.1% |
| Item | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $4.33 | $3.06 | 41.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $76.04 | $65.21 | 16.6% |
| Item | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $211.87 | $220.12 | 3.7% |
| Phone | $209.52 | $195.71 | 7.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Algona, WA | 3,277 | 131 | 30.5% |
| Tacoma, WA | 223,137 | 126 | 25.8% |
| Pacific, WA | 7,286 | 132 | 32.4% |
| Tukwila, WA | 20,710 | 132 | 32.4% |
| Fife, WA | 10,650 | 135 | 34.9% |
| Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA | 8,331 | 118 | 18.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Downingtown, PA | 8,331 | 113 | 13.4% |
| Alliance, NE | 8,330 | 91 | 8.8% |
| Hempstead, TX | 8,329 | 89 | 10.7% |
| Whitefish, MT | 8,333 | 129 | 28.7% |
| Monona, WI | 8,334 | 113 | 12.7% |
| Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA | 8,331 | 118 | 18.3% |