Riverside has a high crime rate and there's not that much to do in town. Downtown is nice and there is some nightlife but it's not a college town like Pullman. There are some bad neighborhoods but also some really nice ones too. The pollution is high - visible in the summer. I kept cleaning my glasses until I realized it was the air that was dirty. Hot, Hot, Hot (over 100 degrees) in the summer but I think Pullman is the same. Be ready to pay high electric bills when it's hot. Students were always friendly to me. I made a lot of friends there. I'm sure in a graduate setting it might be different but everyone is pretty close in the psych department. I'd try getting the Undercover Boss episode from Hulu. Let me know if you have any other questions.