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Closer Than You'd Think.
Cheaper Than You're Paying.

Columbia Colocation is roughly 140 miles southwest of Spokane, in Quincy, WA — closer to Spokane than Seattle is, at a measured 8ms, on Grant County PUD hydro power. Rack space starts at $85/mo (founder), $0 setup, and real bandwidth included — not nickel-and-dimed by the gigabyte.

8ms from Spokane (measured) Real bandwidth included No contracts Veteran-owned
$85
1U / Month — Founder Price
8ms
Measured Latency From Spokane
50
Mbps Included
0
Contracts Required

Columbia Colocation vs. Spokane Data Centers

Spokane has a smaller pool of retail colocation providers than the big West Coast metros, and published rate cards are hard to find. Here's how Columbia Colocation stacks up against typical regional secondary-market pricing.

What You're Comparing Columbia Colocation
Quincy, WA
Typical Regional Market
Secondary-market rates
1U Rack Space $85/mo Founder $100–$175/mo
Bandwidth 50Mbps included, no per-GB Metered on many plans
Setup / Install Fee $0 $50–$300 common
Contract Required None — month-to-month 12+ month terms common
Latency to Spokane 8ms measured <5ms (if you're in Spokane)
Power Source Grant County PUD fiber + hydro power Commercial utility / Avista
Remote Hands Included — local staff Often billable hourly
Support Model Direct — you reach us Varies by provider
Static Public IP 1 included Varies — often extra cost

"Typical Regional Market" reflects general secondary-market colocation pricing, since Spokane-area providers don't widely publish retail rack rates. Contact us for a direct comparison against a specific quote you've received.

8ms Isn't a Compromise.
It's Practically Nothing.

Quincy is actually closer to Spokane than it is to Seattle. For the workloads most people colocate — storage, backups, dev/staging, game servers, internal apps — a measured 8ms makes zero functional difference versus a Spokane-local facility.

Round-Trip Latency — Measured From Our Network

Columbia Colocation → Spokane
8ms
Spokane DC → Spokane client
<5ms
AWS us-west-2 → Spokane client
20–35ms
Human perception threshold
~100ms

8ms is a measured ping figure from our network to Spokane. Actual latency to your specific location may vary slightly depending on routing — contact us and we'll run a fresh traceroute/ping test to your exact location before you commit to anything.

Quincy Is Where the Smart Money Colocates.

There's a reason Microsoft, Sabey, and the hyperscalers built massive data centers in Grant County. Cheap, reliable hydro power and a fiber hub in the middle of the Pacific Northwest — an easy drive from Spokane, not just Seattle.

Cheap, Clean Power

Grant County PUD provides some of the lowest-cost hydroelectric power in the nation. That's why the hyperscalers are here. Your colocated hardware benefits from the same grid.

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Regional Fiber Hub

Quincy sits on a major fiber interconnection point for the Pacific Northwest, with Grant County PUD's network reaching across Eastern and Central Washington.

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No Hidden Line Items

50 Mbps of bandwidth included, no setup fee, no surprise contract renewal. In Quincy, you pay for what you actually use — rack space, power, and connectivity.

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Veteran-Owned ISP

Columbia Colocation is operated by Crescent Bar Internet, LLC — a veteran-owned ISP that owns and operates the fiber your hardware connects through. Not a reseller.

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Local Hands, Real Support

Our technician is based in the Quincy area. Remote hands are included, not billed hourly. You deal with the people who actually touch your hardware.

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Geographic Redundancy

Colocating in Quincy while your team is in Spokane gives you true geographic separation — different power grid, different seismic zone, different weather risk.

Rack Space Pricing — Founder Rates Available

1U from $85/mo (founder) · 2U from $150/mo · 4U from $260/mo — plus half rack, full rack, and 10U+ options. Founder pricing locks your rate for 24 months on your initial committed space. All pricing and details on the colocation page.

View Full Pricing → Get a Quote
1U Founder
$85/mo
Std: $110/mo
2U Founder
$150/mo
Std: $175/mo
4U Founder
$260/mo
Std: $280/mo

Founder pricing locked 24 months · $0 setup · No contract · Full pricing & larger deployments →

FAQs About Colocating From Spokane

Is a measured 8ms actually okay for production workloads? +
For the vast majority of colocated workloads — storage, backups, CI/CD, dev/staging servers, game servers, internal apps, databases — yes, absolutely. The difference between 5ms and 8ms is imperceptible to end users. If you're running hard real-time or high-frequency applications, that's the exception worth a closer look.
How do I ship hardware from Spokane to Quincy? +
Ship directly to our facility in Quincy, WA. We'll receive, rack, and cable your equipment, and can coordinate a delivery window so someone is on-site. It's roughly a 2-hour drive from Spokane — easy to do a drop-off in person too.
What fiber provider connects your facility? +
Our facility connects via Grant County PUD's fiber infrastructure, operated through Crescent Bar Internet. Grant PUD has maintained excellent reliability. We're working toward dual-home internet (Grant + Douglas County feeds with automatic failover) — that upgrade is in progress.
Do you have a generator or UPS? +
Power has been stable for 2+ years with no outages on Grant PUD's hydro grid. Generator backup is on our infrastructure roadmap. If generator redundancy is a hard requirement today, let's talk directly about your SLA needs.
Can I get a full rack instead of 1U–4U? +
Yes — full rack and custom configurations are available by arrangement. Contact us and we'll work out pricing based on your power draw, U space, and bandwidth needs.
How does remote hands work? +
Remote hands are included — reboots, cable swaps, visual checks, drive swaps, coordinating on-site with hardware vendors. For extended projects we scope that separately. You're calling the person who actually manages the facility, not a ticket queue.

Ready to Talk Through Your Setup?

Tell us what you're running — we'll figure out the right rack size, give you a real traceroute test, and talk through moving your hardware.

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