NYC to Utah... but where! (Salt Lake City, Layton: homes, neighborhood, school)

[Casperpeyton]

Hi Everyone,

Ive been posting on a few of the state threads gathering info on different places Im looking into moving too, so if youve read one of my other posts, this one wont be all that much different!

So Im 23 and moving form NYC in about a year with my best friend. The only problem is we dont know where we're moving yet. We're looking for something very different from NYC, a new experiences of sorts. We would like to find somewhere every laid back and friendly, alternative to a degree, but still down to earth. Mainly we're looking for somewhere with a "live and let live" sort of attitude. A social awareness would also be nice. We're both vegan and pretty health and earth conscious, and we would like to be somewhere that this life style isnt impossible.

Thanks again.

[kwm03160]

I think in Utah, you will want to stick around Salt Lake. Park City is also an option, but it is pricey.

[Casperpeyton]

hmmm, pricey might be hard for me... we were thinking about something more toards the desert. After so many years of only seeing building when you look out we thought it might be really nice to just see as far as can be any ideas on that? we dont really need a city, some sort of town will do. But then again, I have never been to Utah, so I dont know what the towns are like.

thanks for the advice kwm!

[EricM]

Most of Utah is desert (in a sense), but as for the whole "seeing as far as can be" thing, the mountains tend to impede your view to an extent. Then again, mountains are worlds away from buildings, so I doubt you'd be turned off by that.

Northern Utah (namely the Salt Lake Area) is a desert, though a semi-arid one. If you're thinking of a more barren type of thing, I'd suggest Southern Utah. Red rocks and red dirt...it's beautiful down there.

When it comes to vegan and earth conscious attitudes, however, you're probably not going to find exactly what you're looking for unless you move to Salt Lake City or Park City, as mentioned above. Although in general people in Utah do have a live and let live attitude (with a few exceptions, but you'll come across those anywhere).

I'd suggest traveling here to get a feel of your surroundings. Utah's different in a societal sense given the LDS culture. You may or may not be turned off by it, and you may or may not feel that the pros outweigh the cons. It really does vary from person to person.

From a personal standpoint, I'd welcome you into my neighborhood. We could use a diversity of opinions around here. There's plenty to learn from all views.

[Casperpeyton]

Thanks ericm, so where is it that you live, salt lake?

We defiantly will be doing some traveling around before picking anywhere. We're planning a road trip next spring to check out all of our top places, but I love hearing what the locals have to say about where they live. Utah looks absolutely beautiful and no the mountains wont be a problem

I do have a question though. I actually never knew that Utah had a LSD culture until very recently, so I was wanted to know a few things. I dont suppose I have a problem with it per-say, but what kind of culture is it? You said that the pros can out weigh the cons? what are the pros and cons? Sorry to sound a bit ignorant about it all, but honestly LSD hardly even exist in NYC these days so I have no idea what the LSD culture would be. Here we have pot head students and coke head wall st guys... thats about it...

[coolcats]

Originally Posted by Casperpeyton

Thanks ericm, so where is it that you live, salt lake?

We defiantly will be doing some traveling around before picking anywhere. We're planning a road trip next spring to check out all of our top places, but I love hearing what the locals have to say about where they live. Utah looks absolutely beautiful and no the mountains wont be a problem

I do have a question though. I actually never knew that Utah had a LSD culture until very recently, so I was wanted to know a few things. I dont suppose I have a problem with it per-say, but what kind of culture is it? You said that the pros can out weigh the cons? what are the pros and cons? Sorry to sound a bit ignorant about it all, but honestly LSD hardly even exist in NYC these days so I have no idea what the LSD culture would be. Here we have pot head students and coke head wall st guys... thats about it...

I think you are mixing your acronyms

LSD = Drug = Not Prevalent in Utah

LDS = Latter-day Saint = Mormon = Prevalent in Utah.

So bottom line, is I don't have any experience with LSD culture (except for one kid who had a bad trip at a school party once). But many people here have experience with LDS culture. But they do both cause people to see the world in unique ways, albiet differently.

[Casperpeyton]

hahahahahaha, omg, what a funny thing to misread!

sorry everyone! I thought that it was strange to say that there were pros that out weighed the cons for LSD! ok, that really confused me, but I get it now... just feel a little dumb, thats all!

I dont know hardly anything about LDS either though, so any useful info please pass along!

[illinoisboy]

You may want to check out Kanab. I've never been but i've heard alot about it. It is practically on the Arizona border, and is very isolated. (St George, the nearest city is some 2 hours away) But then again it is literally right in the middle of all the National Parks, inculuding the Grand Canyon, which is only 2 hours away. It is still a relativly small town, but there seems to be a lot of building going on.

[EricM]

Originally Posted by Casperpeyton

Thanks ericm, so where is it that you live, salt lake?

We defiantly will be doing some traveling around before picking anywhere. We're planning a road trip next spring to check out all of our top places, but I love hearing what the locals have to say about where they live. Utah looks absolutely beautiful and no the mountains wont be a problem

I dont know hardly anything about LDS either though, so any useful info please pass along!

Haha, sorry for the misunderstanding... I live in Farmington, just north of Salt Lake. It's probably not quite ideal for what you're looking for, however, as the homes are generally larger (thus more expensive) and more concentrated here.

That being said, I'd imagine that homes in Utah are significantly less expensive than those in NYC, so you might be surprised how far your money will go.

As for the LDS subject, the best place for information as far as beliefs go would be found at the official website: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

There's a high number of LDS people here due to their settling here back in 1847 to escape persecution in the midwest and east. As the primary settlers, Mormons begot Mormons, and over 150 years later, it would only make sense that there would be a lot of us! The population has become a bit more diverse in recent years, though the general situation is that there will be more LDS than not.

[Chickrae]

Originally Posted by Casperpeyton

hahahahahaha, omg, what a funny thing to misread!

sorry everyone! I thought that it was strange to say that there were pros that out weighed the cons for LSD! ok, that really confused me, but I get it now... just feel a little dumb, thats all!

I dont know hardly anything about LDS either though, so any useful info please pass along!

Lived in Layton, Utah for 14 years and loved it. North of Farmington, and north of Salt Lake. The Wasatch mountains are beautiful, so any cities that are east and close to those are nice. If you want more red rock type of scenery go to the St George area. No snow there. I agree Park City very expensive but gorgeous. More diverse population