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Homes in Spokane Valley
Spokane Valley's 45,467 homes are a mix: 60% detached houses, 30% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 6% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 41% of homes standing today; 25% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1979. 58% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Spokane, 9 miles away, 68% of homes were built before 1980, so Spokane Valley's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Spokane Valley's homes are older than those in 54% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Replacement windows
41% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Out-of-square openings
With 52% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Spokane Valley weather and your shutters
At Spokane Felts Fld, WA (4 mi away), July averages a high of 87.1°F and December a low of 25.7°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 29 days a year reach 90°F, 123 nights fall to freezing and 17.4 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in August.
Among the Washington cities we have climate normals for, Spokane Valley has the most freezing days.
That's more freezing nights than in 80% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 16 h on the longest day to 8 h 25 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 66° above the horizon in June and 19° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Spokane Felts Fld, WA (temperature) and Spokane Felts Fld, WA (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37.8°F | 25.8°F | 2 in |
| Feb | 42.5°F | 26.7°F | 1.3 in |
| Mar | 51.3°F | 31.7°F | 1.8 in |
| Apr | 59.6°F | 36.6°F | 1.5 in |
| May | 69.7°F | 44.1°F | 1.7 in |
| Jun | 75.8°F | 50.4°F | 1.5 in |
| Jul | 87.1°F | 56°F | 0.7 in |
| Aug | 86.2°F | 54.5°F | 0.5 in |
| Sep | 76°F | 46.8°F | 0.7 in |
| Oct | 60.3°F | 38°F | 1.5 in |
| Nov | 45.1°F | 30.7°F | 2 in |
| Dec | 36.9°F | 25.7°F | 2.2 in |
Cold winters
With 123 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Spokane Valley
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Spokane Valley
- Spokane 9 mi
- Coeur d'Alene 21 mi
More about shutters in Spokane Valley
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Spokane Valley’s own figures.
Price your windows
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