Stats provided by State of Washington Tourism show that the Metro Puget Sound region counted upwards of 34.6 million trips in 2024, compared to just 15 million for the state's Eastern region.

Moscow, Idaho. Located near the border with Eastern Washington, Moscow, Idaho, is the seventh-best college town in the nation, according to RentCafe.

But all across Eastern Washington, small towns are at risk of disappearing. "There's somehow this assumption that we invest in urban, but there's not the same assumption that we invest in rural ...

Palouse, another Eastern Washington town, also has been selected to complete a comprehensive upgrade to its wastewater system. Opheim estimates at least 24 months of completion for most of the ...

Spokane, in Eastern Washington, ranked 15th among cities with the "highest number of move-ins," after not ranking in 2024, according to the report. Boise, Idaho, ranked seventh, after placing 11th ...

This summer, their Granny Caravan: Unity Road Tour is visiting towns in Eastern Washington within the 5th Congressional District. Their road trip is a collaboration with Rural Americans United ...

The ranking looked at the top 25 cities to retire in across the U.S. Both of those ranked in Washington are to the east of the mountains.