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Salt Lake City is still affordable and definitely not politically conservative, in fact more the opposite. It has been strongly Democratic and quite progressive for many years now.
I knew a woman who lived there many years and told me unless you're Mormon, you're not well accepted at all.
Salt Lake City is still affordable and definitely not politically conservative, in fact more the opposite. It has been strongly Democratic and quite progressive for many years now.
SLC may seem "liberal" by Utah standards but is still the headquarters of the Mormon Church who dictates the laws of the state. SLC is small in comparison to the sprawled out conservative suburbs that surround it.
Boise, which has not been mentioned yet, would be a better choice as it is a Democratic hold out and doesn't have to deal with the laws imposed by a religion. Boise and SLC are only similar in the fact that they are the liberal Democratic cities in red states, but Boise is more liberal compared to SLC imo, and I've lived in both cities. Boise is also a better city for cycling and bike commuting when compared to SLC.
Boise is also a great city if someone is into outdoor pursuits which exist in city limits and outside of city limits would take more than a lifetime to explore.
Have you considered Petaluma CA or more Northern CA than Redding? Auburn CA is a great place, Davis, Chico.
Sorry to say but those places you mentioned are not inexpensive. Not that they ever were, but in the last 5 years especially I am shocked over how much Auburn/Placer County has gone up.
I knew a woman who lived there many years and told me unless you're Mormon, you're not well accepted at all.
Well, I personally know many people in Salt Lake who are not Mormons who are very much accepted and would take issue with your friend. My husband and I (both LDS) lived in one Salt Lake City neighborhood and were never accepted by our neighbors (who were also LDS). Had we been non-Mormon, we might have just assumed that that was why our neighbors were all so unfriendly and standoffish. But we would have been wrong. I have concluded that, just as in all cities and in all workplaces, there are many factors that go into how friendly and accepting people are.
Well, I personally know many people in Salt Lake who are not Mormons who are very much accepted and would take issue with your friend. My husband and I (both LDS) lived in one Salt Lake City neighborhood and were never accepted by our neighbors (who were also LDS). Had we been non-Mormon, we might have just assumed that that was why our neighbors were all so unfriendly and standoffish. But we would have been wrong. I have concluded that, just as in all cities and in all workplaces, there are many factors that go into how friendly and accepting people are.
When I researched SLC and had similar concerns I formed the impression that non-LDS are comfortable in a very narrow section of SLC which just so happens to be more expensive than the average. And the farther one strayed from that area the more LDS influence there was. Because we weren't willing to spend a large portion of our income on housing in the area we'd feel comfortable we decided SLC would not be an option for us.
I'm sure you can explain the whole neighborhood block situation with leaders. I don't remember the terms. But how they organize community events and sure, all are invited, but not really welcome.
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