It is a rural and suburban community split between sections of farmland with many canola fields[2] and new construction of single-family homes.

Main thoroughfares include Glenrose Road, which bisects the prairie north to south, and 29th and 37th Avenues, which cross west to east from the developed area of Spokane.

Numerous drainageways cut through the prairie[3] giving it a rolling appearance similar to that of Palouse, located just south of the community beyond Krell Hill.

[6] Subdivisions and suburban developments extend eastward from Spokane as far as Glenrose Road on the southern portion of the community.

[8] Over the decades, as the Spokane area has grown, the rural character of Glenrose has come under threat due to suburban expansion.