I am a big fan of Pullman Washington as you can tell. Pullman Washington is uniquely situated in the rolling hills of the Palouse. What is the palouse you might ask? I know lots of my relocating clients coming to Pullman ask this of me quite often. The Palouse describes some of the most beautiful and picturesque rolling hills that contain very fertile crop land known for producing wheat and legumes. In fact, each year in the fall we have our annual Lentil Festival. There is a great deal of additional information on the formation and origin of the term Palouse. Personally I think that the Canadian Fur Traders French term “pelouse” which means land with short and thick grass describes the natural fields that you find in Pullman.
Pullman is a town of approximately 27,000 residents. That number rises significantly when Washington State University is in session. Students from all over the world come to our great university. And a large portion of those students are from the west side of our state. The university provides wonderful things for our great community. So whether you want to take in a game, or maybe go to a concert or enjoy some art, we always have lots to do. I know I enjoy the benefits of living in a college town. It certainly keeps you young at heart!
And of course, Pullman is uniquely situated near so many outside activities that are always at your beck and call. We are uniquely situated in between many wonderful areas of the country. Head north and you are only about and hour and half from Spokane Washington and another 30 minutes and your are in wonderful Couer D’alene. So whether shopping is your cup of tea or getting out on the lakes, we got you covered. Skiing and snowboarding are popular in the winter months. Head south about 45 minutes and you are in Lewiston Idaho, the mouth of the Grand Canyon.
We experience all 4 distinct seasons in Pullman. Relocating clients also ask me quite often about our weather. Winters do tend to mean snow…maybe not all the time and certainly this year was mild 
but we do begin to see snow fall in late October to Mid November. Springs are be a wonderful mix of bright sunny days or days when winter seems to try to creep back in with flurries often even into early Spring. Summer is wonderful here in Pullman. It usually starts to warm up around Mother’s Day and that is traditionally when annuals and planted. Lovely temperatures to the 80 to 90 in the days and cooler 50 degree evenings. Fall brings lovely colors to the trees and signals cooler shorter days.
Pullman is divided into four hills or neighborhoods.. The dividing streets are Main Street and Grand Avenue. They divide our town into 4 areas, Pioneer Hill, Sunnyside Hill, Military Hill and College Hill. The following Map I made might be helpful.
We have three elementary schools, Franklin Elementary, Jefferson Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary. We have one middle school, Lincoln Middle School, and one high school, Pullman High. This is one of our treasures in Pullman. So if you have school age children, you will appreciate our great schools!
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About the Author: The above piece was provided as a community service by Lori Cofer, a local Pullman WA Real Estate Agent. Lori can be reached via email at loricofer@yahoo.com or by phone at 509-330-0086. Lori is happy to assist you in all your Pullman real estate and Moscow Idaho Real Estate needs. Lori is “Your Pullman WA Real Estate Connection
