City comparison
Provo, UT is about 600 miles (950 km) from Spokane Valley, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 750 miles, or about 12 hours behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Provo, UT to Spokane Valley, WA takes about 1 h 10 min, covering roughly 600 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Provo, UT is on Mountain Time and Spokane Valley, WA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Provo, it's 11 a.m. in Spokane Valley, which puts Provo 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Provo has a population of 114,400, vs 103,761 in Spokane Valley — about 1.1× larger by population. By land area, Provo covers about 42 sq mi vs 38 sq mi for Spokane Valley.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Provo | Spokane Valley | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,089/mo | $1,175/mo | 7.9% higher in Spokane Valley |
| Median home value | $391,500 | $307,700 | 27.2% higher in Provo |
| Median household income | $57,943 | $66,483 | 14.7% higher in Spokane Valley |
| Groceries index | 97.1 | 104.9 | 8.0% higher in Spokane Valley |
| Utilities index | 82.8 | 94.3 | 13.8% higher in Spokane Valley |
| Transportation index | 99.5 | 99.9 | ≈ equal (Spokane Valley slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 99.4 | 99.9 | ≈ equal (Spokane Valley slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Provo, you'd need $100,030 in Spokane Valley to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Provo and Spokane Valley have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 6% higher in Provo than in Spokane Valley. If you earn $80,000 in Provo, you'd need about $80,024 in Spokane Valley to keep the same standard of living.