The county spends roughly $90–100 million a year managing homelessness — jail cells, ambulances, ER visits, crisis beds — and it buys almost no permanent exits. Housing the 536 people at the center would cost about one-seventh as much.
The way out isn't more expensive than the status quo. It's about one-seventh the cost.
A short, narrated tour walks you through the whole system, start to finish. No decisions — just press Next.
Take the walk → 2Where the ~$95 million actually goes, line by line — and why housing costs so much less than managing.
See the money → 3All 71 programs, 10 stages, and how they connect — the complete interactive atlas, embedded in full.
Open the map →A clear, sourced picture of Spokane County's continuum of care. A project of the Spokane Business Association, published as a draft for community comment. Every number here is drawn from public budgets and audited filings, with the math shown.