Spokane: The next best thing?

The Stranger reports:

“E conomic refugees.” That’s what this week’s Person of Interest, Luke Baumgarten, the cofounder of the arts organization Terrain, called people who were fleeing Seattle for Spokane, especially the artists who have struggled to pay $1,000-plus rents in this city. Tacoma might be the next one up to be invaded in Washington State, but we’re looking ahead, far ahead—and east, to Spokane. More here.

Question: Do you consider Spokane to be a good place to live?