Spokane County · Draft for community comment

Spokane is at a crossroads.

643 unsheltered, up 45% · #2 in America for overdose deaths · 30–40% of downtown vacant

We already spend $90–100 million a year on this crisis — and it buys almost no exits. This site shows the whole system, the whole bill, and the way out. One piece at a time.

What we pay now
≈$95M / year
to hold people in crisis — recurring, and it buys almost no permanent exits.
What the fix costs
$13.4M
to house all 536 chronically homeless people — one-seventh of the status quo.
A project of the Spokane Business Association — a draft for community comment. Every number on this site is sourced. Browse the sources & library →