Cheney
Cheney is a college town with college-town economics: cheaper rent, a Safeway, and the rhythms of Eastern Washington University setting the social calendar. Dates here lean toward Owl Pharmacy breakfasts, brewery patios on First Street, and walks around Turnbull Refuge when the cranes come through. The honest tradeoff is the twenty-minute drive into Spokane for anything more ambitious than wings and trivia night. If your match lives in town, that distance is a feature. If they don't, it's the conversation you have around date three about who is driving 904 this weekend, and whose couch you end up on.
Cheney by the numbers
Cheney is roughly balanced, about 48% men to 52% women.
Median individual income in Cheney is about $33,200.
Washington doesn’t register by party; by the 2024 presidential vote Spokane County leaned slightly Republican, about 51% Trump to 46% Harris - a blue-city, red-county purple split.
The median renter in Cheney pays about $1,170 a month.
About 5,400 Cheney residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Bene's
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Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza
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Arturo's Mexican Restaurant
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The Mason Jar
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Farmhouse Cafe
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Wild Bill's Long Bar
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Eagle's Pub
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Supa! Authentic Japanese Kitchen | Cheney
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NorthStar Taps
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RedZone
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Serendipity Coffee
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Curated Cup