Colfax is popular with retires. It has, besides the small town advantages of quiet and pleasant neighborhoods, the convenience of a hospital, convalescent center, local doctors, and a clinic. A number of specialists visit the hospital on a weekly basis. The medical centers of Spokane are sixty miles to the north . There are dentists, chiropractors, and an optometrist, as well as two drug stores.
Many retirees live in condominiums.
The campus provides theatrical and musical productions , has a coliseum which attracts a variety of traveling musical concerts and other productions, and athletic events. The town has five resturants and several smaller eating establishments. And as might be expected, there are large distributors for farm equipment. In the business district there are men's and women's shops, hardware strores, antique stores, and grocery stores. Colfax also has a weekly newspaper.