Spokane Valley & Liberty Lake

Washington's tenth-largest city and its upscale neighbor to the east, stretching along the I-90 corridor from Millwood to the Idaho state line. Spokane Valley (pop. ~103,000) incorporated in 2003 from several former CDPs and offers a wide range of housing, shopping, and employment. Liberty Lake draws families with top-rated schools and lakeside trails, while Otis Orchards-East Farms provides semi-rural living near the state border.