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On the other hand SLC has state income tax, but is dripping with scenery, tons of outdoor things to do, and winter (I love, love winter).
Well then, it's a no-brainer. As Brigham Young once said, "This is the place." (How on earth can anyone in his right mind love winter, though? That's what I'd like to know.)
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It's a really tough decision, we may end up visiting SLC during the summer to see how the outdoors feel when the weather is at it's worst.
Most (but not all ) of us on this forum will tell you that even the hottest days in the summer are bearable. We get an average of 6 days per year that the mercury hits 100 degrees, but quite a few days in the 90s in July and August. So if you want to visit us at what you would consider our worst, I'd suggest you come roughly the last week of July. I suspect that you'll be pleasantly surprised. The lack of humidity makes all the difference in the world.
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Since we're not going to have a large family (maximim 2 kids, but probably 1) we're probably looking at a 4-5 br house in the 500-650k range. While we'd like a plot of land large enough to have some privacy from our neighbors and room for a nice vegetable garden, we're not looking for a compound or farm-sized property.
You may possibly want to consider some of the nicer areas in Holladay. I think they'd be perfect for you.
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Quick question, I've seen the term "east bench" used a lot in the SLC forums, but I don't know exactly what it means. Does it refer to the neighborhoods nestled long the east of the mountains?
The Salt Lake Valley is almost surrounded by mountains. When we speak of "the valley," or "the valley floor," we're talking about downtown Salt Lake City and the parts of the city of a similar elevation (I'd say from 4300 to 5000 feet, roughly). "The each bench" is the area built up on the side of the Wasatch Range of the Rockies. The homes here overlook the Salt Lake Valley and the Great Salt Lake. This would include some parts of the area near the University of Utah Hospital (the "newer" parts of Federal Heights), Indian Hills, Foothill, Olympus Cove, Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, East Sandy and Draper.
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Whenever a city invests in it's downtown area, good things happen!
Downtown Salt Lake City is going to be gorgeous! Let us know when you get closer to a visit. We can help you out with a little bit of sightseeing info.
We are looking to rent a large 2 bedroom apartment in an apartment complex for the first year or two. We decided to opt for an apartment complex where staff is on hand to take care of any maintenance issues and grounds upkeep. We don't want to mow a lawn we don't own, or wait a week for fixing a leaking toilet
You might consider something at the Gateway downtown. I'd probably not be the best person to give you information about renting, though.
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Thanks for the info! Cottonwood is on our list of places to check out. So to estimate a ballpark range number, would it sound accurate that am I looking at 2200-4400 depending on slight differences in location and home size?
I don't consider myself the typical New Yorker by any stretch of the imagination, and I wind up scratcing my head someitmes when socializing with Utahn's. The main problem is forwardness, even if done in a friendly respectful manner it can be rebuffed.
With humor the issue goes beyond the extraction of sarcasm, humor, joking around and friendly banter in general is much less abstract and far more black and white.
You will not realise how much of a New Yorker you are until you spend a good amount of time or live in one of your target areas.
I will admit this does have me a little concerned, though not overwhelmingly so. I wonder if it will feel like I'm walking on eggshells speaking to my neighbors, trying to be careful at every turn not to say something that could be taken the wrong way, even if it is obviously a joke. I love joking around, you have to in order to keep your sanity in NYC, I don't know if it's a habit I can shed when I relocate.
Hubs and I generally keep to ourselves, but I'm worried about hubs' being stand-offish with the neighbors since he doesn't necessarily want to socialize much. I told him that everything will work out, and that the worst that can happen is that our neighbor may stop by to borrow a garden hose or something. To this he smirked and said "Oh, I'd just tell them 'I'm sorry but my wife doesn't let me lend that out'... "... Yes we're very sarcastic, can you hear the sound of me smacking my forehead?
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As Katz stated I don't think Heber would be a good choice for you. South and North Snyderville basin in the Park City area covers alot of ground, I'm guessing you don't want a 3 acre mini-ranch on a gravel road where you can keep horses.
Kimball Junction is basically right at the I-80 exit for Park City, very easy to get to SLC and airport (of course, not during times when the roads are hazardous due to weather as Katz pointed out).
Yes, I'm agreeing with that too. We won't need a home that big and I don't want to loose my hubs to spin-out on an icy mountain road. It also looks like the commute may be less than ideal. So I think we'll be turning our attention to the "east bench".
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But Kimball has some great townhomes, condo's and other housing choices for rental or purchase. There's the Redstone Center with great shopping and eating with a Whole Foods Market that would have many items for you to prepare any of the cuisines you mention.
And Park City is right down the road with many upscale dining options, again, I believe all the categories you mention are covered. Park City also has much more to offer than I've mentioned here, far too much to cover without the post running on.
Awesome, we do like Whole Foods for some hard to find provisions. Sounds like Park City is a great place to visit and shop, but not very convenient to live in, or safe for a bad driver during the winter
Hubs and I generally keep to ourselves, but I'm worried about hubs' being stand-offish with the neighbors since he doesn't necessarily want to socialize much. I told him that everything will work out, and that the worst that can happen is that our neighbor may stop by to borrow a garden hose or something. To this he smirked and said "Oh, I'd just tell them 'I'm sorry but my wife doesn't let me lend that out'... "... Yes we're very sarcastic, can you hear the sound of me smacking my forehead?
Seriously... consider Holladay. Many of the homes are on huge lots where you'd have a ton of privacy.
In all honesty, I'd say the culture shock of the move to Dallas would be less than the move to Salt Lake City, but if you were to anticipate that upfront, were to move to Salt Lake City anyway, and could hang in there for a year, I think you'd be happy you'd made the decision you did.
There are 2 Whole Foods in SLC itself as well as a Sunflower and some other, smaller places.
The benchs were created by earthquake action, the eastern side lifted up and over time we got a series of benches. There are several fault lines running near the mtns.
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The benchs were created by earthquake action, the eastern side lifted up and over time we got a series of benches. There are several fault lines running near the mtns.
The benches were also created as a result of the varying shorelines of the ancient Lake Bonneville.
To the OP, I must have been in a bad mood yesterday when I mentioned the attitude - no evidence you have it, so sorry!
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I will admit this does have me a little concerned, though not overwhelmingly so. I wonder if it will feel like I'm walking on eggshells speaking to my neighbors, trying to be careful at every turn not to say something that could be taken the wrong way, even if it is obviously a joke. I love joking around, you have to in order to keep your sanity in NYC, I don't know if it's a habit I can shed when I relocate.
Hubs and I generally keep to ourselves, but I'm worried about hubs' being stand-offish with the neighbors since he doesn't necessarily want to socialize much. I told him that everything will work out, and that the worst that can happen is that our neighbor may stop by to borrow a garden hose or something. To this he smirked and said "Oh, I'd just tell them 'I'm sorry but my wife doesn't let me lend that out'... "... Yes we're very sarcastic, can you hear the sound of me smacking my forehead?
I am from California but I find my sense of humor plays better here. I think CA gets a lot of the too hip vibe but here I get laughs.
I need to check Dallas but one of the draws to SLC for me was demographics, it is a very young area. Young areas should do better economicly going forward.
I don't do humidity well, having come from Chicago. Dallas is a whole other muggy. No thanks. NY, well it's got GREAT entertainment and unreal restaurants, but crazy crowded, and I'm NOT into crowds. Just my personal take on it. Salt Lake is but a miniature version of the others surrounded by mountains and dry air. Works for me.
Seriously... consider Holladay. Many of the homes are on huge lots where you'd have a ton of privacy.
In all honesty, I'd say the culture shock of the move to Dallas would be less than the move to Salt Lake City, but if you were to anticipate that upfront, were to move to Salt Lake City anyway, and could hang in there for a year, I think you'd be happy you'd made the decision you did.
Yes I'm a bit worried the culture shock will be harder on him than me, something for us to discuss a bit. He's nothing if not sarcastic, his dark humor is such an enormous part of who he is. When we visit SLC we'll go to some open houses in Holladay It sounds great!
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) of us on this forum will tell you that even the hottest days in the summer are bearable. We get an average of 6 days per year that the mercury hits 100 degrees, but quite a few days in the 90s in July and August. So if you want to visit us at what you would consider our worst, I'd suggest you come roughly the last week of July. I suspect that you'll be pleasantly surprised. The lack of humidity makes all the difference in the world. 
