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Air pollution, unfriendly people, high cost of living, lack of biodiversity with birds, fish, and other animals, and long cold Winters make Utah very depressing. People from Utah well connected tend to do fine in Utah. I dread that I came to Utah and don't have some personal wealth like a vehicle to make another move like to Kansas or Missouri. Don't move to Utah to retire. Do move to Utah if you're positioned for a great 6 figure job. If I do end up homeless, then I'll Greyhound to Missouri to restart life. It's a desert in more ways than just being a desert, but if you're professional person positioned for something, then you're golden.
@@livinginslc Our future seems to be arriving much sooner than people typically expect and the conditions of this entire world, except where priveledged protected criminals reside, set to be far worse and unlivable than we like to think and believe.
I’m Australian, my fiancé was born and bred her and her family were born and bred in Salt Lake City Utah so I’ll be looking at moving there within the next 12 months. So thanks for this info.
I've lived in Utah for 60 years. I love it as an introvert and am an ex-Mormon. You'll lose quite a few fake friends if you leave that faith. I love the extreme climate! Winter is best. My ancestors are from Norway.
I'm a lifelong Utahn and I always thought the grid system was more of a selling point than a liability. Probably something that I would have warned people about, rather than the grid system, is about the people, themselves. Utahns, by and large, are very polite people. However, people from elsewhere mistake that for "friendly". Yes, some of us are friendly, but please don't be disappointed if you find it difficult to make social connections here. Polite is different from friendly.
TRANSLATION: Polite to your face but won't bat an eye soon as you turn around to either call the police on you for literally existing or just complain about you to whoever will listen. Don't worry they will never be caught dead saying these things. Yes very in your face kinda polite. Where I'm from (The South) we called that 2-faced. Definitely not polite
Dont move to Utah, its not as nice as everyone says. There are only two seasons, winter and construction. In the construction season it gets and stays in the hundreds for a couple weeks. SLC has the worst air quality and it has only gotten worse. You'll pay $2k rent for a 2 bedroom apartment and you'll be asked to pay 800k for a 300k house. Don't move to Utah.
Two things I noticed when I used to visit Utah. In the summer time, it would be a nice 95° day, then all of a sudden it gets windy and the clouds move in and it starts raining. The wind kicks up the dirt from the surrounding desert and it's now raining mud. If you were driving, you'd have to pull over and a half hour later, it's sunny again. The second thing is the bad drivers. It's like they don't know what a turn signal is, they make lane changes without even looking in their mirrors.😮
I love the rural life myself and since I moved here in 1973 a lot of the rural area has disappeared. I realize it's happening all over the country but I personally think it's sad. To get back to the rural areas that I enjoy taking road trips up north to Idaho is always fun! 🙂
If you really want to enjoy living in Utah you really need to be passionate about the outdoors or church. Or your job. If you're self-employed even better. There really is a major cultural vacuum outside of those things. There's (obviously) no beach, no music culture, no drinking culture, no sub-culture and no outdoor restaurant social culture. And a lot of people really lean on these things (in other cities) when they're not working or spending time with their families. There also really is no traditional working class culture here either. You won't find too many greasy spoon diners, old local mom n' pop businesses, historic traditional delis, old ice cream parlors, anything like that. You'll notice that most people here are middle/upper middle class. And there's really a feeling that most of the businesses seem quite new. It's probably a bonus (also) if you love talking everybody's heads off because otherwise either people don't engage with strangers here or after a while they only want you to listen to their one sided conversations ;)
@@Blujonny11 because I know of a bunch of local bands, the music culture is strong and I have probably too many drinking buddies. I could go on and on, but if you know you know..
@@UberHaas But you're talking about a 'clique' smattering of a music club/venue here or there. I'm talking about cities where an actual 'street' and adjacent streets are known for their music venues. That's an actual 'culture.' Just because I build a bunch of McDonalds doesn't make it a 'culture.' What you're talking about is tantamount to a secret society of musicians.
cultural vacuum is all around America especially with brainwashing from tv. Drinking is not a culture, it's degeneracy. Want real culture, learn an art or play an instrument. Also going out and eating is not a culture either, all of America does it nonstop and now they're overweight and depressed. Nearly 70% of Americans are overweight.
I’m sure for some this may have been dissuasive but I actually have found it to be rather persuasive. We moved to Indiana two years ago and quite frankly I can’t stand it here. I’ve been looking to relocate to Utah and this video definitely affirmed my intentions of relocating there.
Awesome! I’m excited for you to make the move! Please let me know if you need help with finding a place out here and my team and I would be happy to help. 😊
The cost of living is way too high here. In the last 10 years Utah has become insanely crowded, combine that with the shitty drivers and commuting here isn't a lot of fun. Too many people on the roads. I'm looking forward to retirement when we can leave. Also, Utah heavily taxes social security and retirement, which is another con. The grid system is brilliant and once you learn it, getting around is a lot easier. Utah is beautiful and if you love doing outdoorsy things, there is so much to do! There are so many lakes and canyons within an hour or less of Salt Lake County.
So, I'll be the nerdy paragraph guy who talks about the benefits of grid or numbered streets. While winding or straight roads with only street names and not numbers are more pleasant, it's easy to get lost in a new area without a map or satellite navigation. Much time is spent just finding which end of Oak Street you're searching for. Or was it Oak Avenue? Or Oak Drive? Even a delivery person can mix up mail between these similar streets. Roads (both winding and in a grid) which include street numbers (with or without street names) can indicate the cardinal directions and distance from the main street or center of a town. These ensure that I won't get lost and won't need a map or sometimes questionable navigation. Think of this being organized as an XY axis quadrant. A center or main street can have any name but it exists at the zero point of an East/West or North/South axis, or perhaps where both meet at the actual center of a city. It's like a local lat/long geolocation. It's efficient. Yes, it's boring, but no other house or business or dot in the XY quadrant in that city can be confused with yours. If I'm in a city for the first time and I find myself at an intersection of a south street and an east street and am looking for 215 North 300 West, I know I need to drive northwest. No Siri is needed. As I drive, I'll see the street numbers decrease until I reach a center street or main street, then see the numbers increase as I drive further away from that zero point of the axis. I can enjoy driving along several streets from the other end of the city until I reach 300 West, without worrying if each one is the tree street or presidential street that I wanted. Once on 300 North, I do what everyone does and follow the increasing or decreasing street numbers and then the increasing or decreasing house numbers until I reach the house with 215 North as its house number. One side of the street will have odd house numbers and then even on the other side. If the street numbers are larger than 300, I know I passed it and need to turn around. So, there's my two cents. Maybe someone will enjoy reading it or maybe not.
I don’t understand the argument about the cost of housing. That particular problem (renting and owning) is a world wide phenomenon! Same thing with groceries, durable goods, transportation, etc. As someone that travels for work I can tell you is the same everywhere. Want cheap affordable housing? Travel back in time or move to an area no one wants to live in, but you may find without good job prospects and living in the boonies.
Yes and no imo... Utah has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation and is generally considered one of the best places to live depending on your priorities. There are definitely states where the real estate costs are much lower for a similar property. New homes are constantly being built in Utah all across the Wasatch Valley (which is where 85% of the population lives). Wasatch Valley is basically from Logan all the way down to the suburbs of Provo... and if you are going from Ogden down to south salt lake the whole area is just one large blanket of suburbia where you can only see where one city starts and the next begins by using a map.
i need to go there in the winter time when the inversion and pollution is at its worse. my sinuses go crazy and head stoped up always with pollution and cannot sleep at night unless im on some strong drugs prescribed. on top of that it stays with me all day giving me headaches. in se asia for 10 years. for the longest time i had no issues now the pollution worse and killing my quality of life. its why im out of here june 1st. already bought my plane ticket to albuquerque new mexico. thx, patrick.
SLC is an 'ok' city to live, not good not bad just kinda ok..3% beer? Yea legally booze is very week..people are nice usually..i lived in Park city and that is an acquired taste, Very Expensive..I could handle it if i had to live there again but Wouldn't be my first choice, or second, ha or third, haha..but not all bad..PS let me add it is an absolutely Beautiful state, Beautiful..i love desert areas and utah has the best ive seen..monument valley is a bucket list site
Booze laws have changed a bit. Bottled beer can be any strength in a restaurant/bar. Grocery stores and drink on tap can now go up to 5%. Liquor is still only available in state operated liquor stores.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and for the positive feedback. If you decide to relocate here to Utah and would like help, I'd love to chat and see how I can be of assistance.
Keep in mind, that 60 percent increase in housing costs will equal a 60 to 80 percent collapse of the value of the home when the correction arrives. That's a hellova bag to be holding. And listening to ANYTHING anyone from Jackson Hole Wyoming says is automatically weighted with a TON of upper-class snobbery.
Yes, Utah is known for growing lots of different things. Many people here have spectacular gardens. Feel free to send me an email or give me a call and we can chat about what may work for you.
Land is so bloody expensive in Utah! You can get homes with small yards and grow a decent garden. If you're wanting to buy a house near downtown, a 2 bedroom, 1 bath bungalow on 1/4 acre is like $800K. You can go to the suburbs and get a lot more house for less.
Been here 12 years. Came from FL. Pay is least twice as high as in FL. It gets hotter here And we're closer to the sun yet 110 here is like 85 in FL. Temp & pay wise its a yes. People wise, run like hell. (Not everyone is bad. Just closed minded people that hate outsiders)
being around mormon people is my biggest issues living in salt lake city, they will act nicely to you for a while then they will do dirty stuff to you later. salt lake city is really beautiful area but mostly snow.. for almost last 9 months always cold everyday, you only have 2 months of hot summer around june 20th starts to get warmer then hotter july then until august 23rd somewhere starting to get cold, winter always get me depressed easily at work everyday. I've been thinkin about moving to st.george, i heard alot of ppl liking there and its extremely hot area which i love. I grew up in salt lake city my whole life. thats my experiences
salt lake city other to add on your 10 list and never been there, besides the 50 plus inches of snow a year is the humidity/dew point. people think because humidity low its just dry and u r sweat free. that is not true. its the dew point that makes it feel muggy uncomfortable and sweaty. in over 30 years salt lake city has had dew point 70% 3 times but, last year they had 72%. when the dew point goes over 65% thats when the sweat glands open. maybe all this because of climate change. i've been to hawaii a few times and people say its great weather and perfect climate. its not unless u like to sweat to death. i really dont know why people live there. im close to singapore and its worse. been there and all these super rich mostly chinese live there and the same the weather climate is more horrible. oh well wanted to share date i found and facts. stay warm. i know winter there. here in phnom penh cambodia 93% hot humid and polluted. almost every day like this why im coming home. i like listening to u and your videos, however it may not b the place for me. take it easy, patrick.
thx for your reply and wishing me luck. i tried to message u back on my gmail but, it said no reply. patrick. utah a great place and salt lake city, if not for the pollution, i would move there as pollution really bothers my head and sunuses.
Thank you for trying to message me, I wonder why it said no reply, that’s strange. You’re right Utah is a great place, hopefully you’re able to come out here sometime to visit.
Yes, please do not move here. We have enough population now! So many 100-plus-degree days now. So much snow in the winter. Horrible air in the winter (the reason we do not need any more people here)! Jobs are low-paying compared to other areas. Housing is out of control, and prices are astronomical.
Yes, Utah is full and it sucks. Please don't move here. We've got way too many new Utahns as it is. Stay where you are, please, ir move somewhere else...
If you want to move to Utah to escape from a "Woke" city or state that is going to shit, then you will want to avoid Salt Lake City or Salt Lake county in general. Salt Lake is going the way of "Wokness" so you will want to elsewhere.
That's too bad to hear. Do you have more insight into this issue? How long has it been in decline and how bad is it? What does the future look like in your mind?
i have check out the crime in abq 4 years. im not worried about it and will carry a weapon. there and i did in florida too. im not poor and wont live in the ghetto. salt lake city has its share of crime and mormons which are cult like to me. ive know some in the past. also u have tremendous pollution in salt lake. i dont shovel snow and abq hardly has any. what u get there 100 inches a year, just a guess. abq arguably best weather in the usa year round.
106 and it's not only dry it's very similar in a lot of ways to Phoenix oh yeah now they are still hotter definitely but Utah's not that far behind lately right now in the summer as I put this comment Phoenix has only been about 12 to 13 degrees higher when we've been hitting 98 to 103 and they are about 115**
Do a video on the Layton Utah area that's where I live in oh my goodness is it booming way too fast it's growing out of control in Layton I hope you do a video on Layton
Avoid SLC if you cannot handle homeless camps and drug addicts everywhere. Everyone talks about how bad it is on the west coast. It's just as bad here. And they do it openly. Walking the dog this morning came across 4 different people just openly doing their drugs and as a result I accidentally inhaled a little of something. I don't have any idea what it was but my lungs burned and I felt really weird for about 30 minutes. This is not a safe community for families and particularly for children.
@@livinginslc ..I have never been in the heart of Salt Lake City but just saw a video the other day on YT of someone just filming the streets of SLC and the homelessness looked pretty bad (but not sure if it's as bad as the west coast-- I could not tell). Otherwise the parts outside SLC seems super clean compared to San Francisco region and LA region. First thing I noticed was it was super clean haha.
I'm a mail carrier in South Salt Lake. Yeah there's homeless folk. But it's really not this shattering thing that makes life difficult. Like they exist. But it's not stopping transit or business or folk raising kids in a safe and clean environment throughout the state. It's really concentrated to small geographic areas in SLC. 20 minutes away in any direction and you'll see panhandle folk, but not tents and carts and such. If you really hate seeing homeless folk existing, you can just be somewhere other than the center of SLC.
PsA ;If you are from California, don't volunteer that information! I've lived here 16 years, and oh boy, I learned the hard way! As soon as you mention California, you can see people' demeanor change towards you!!
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I love Utah. The nature here is wonderful and people very nice. I JUST LOVE IT. I am from Chile 🇨🇱
That's fantastic!!! I'm so happy to hear that you love Utah, I do too!!
Air pollution, unfriendly people, high cost of living, lack of biodiversity with birds, fish, and other animals, and long cold Winters make Utah very depressing. People from Utah well connected tend to do fine in Utah. I dread that I came to Utah and don't have some personal wealth like a vehicle to make another move like to Kansas or Missouri. Don't move to Utah to retire. Do move to Utah if you're positioned for a great 6 figure job. If I do end up homeless, then I'll Greyhound to Missouri to restart life. It's a desert in more ways than just being a desert, but if you're professional person positioned for something, then you're golden.
Sorry to hear this has been your experience in Utah.
@@livinginslc Our future seems to be arriving much sooner than people typically expect and the conditions of this entire world, except where priveledged protected criminals reside, set to be far worse and unlivable than we like to think and believe.
I’m Australian, my fiancé was born and bred her and her family were born and bred in Salt Lake City Utah so I’ll be looking at moving there within the next 12 months. So thanks for this info.
Oh wonderful!! You’re welcome! If you need help finding a place when you move please reach out and I’d love to help! 😊
Beware--Utah is infested with Mormons.
I've lived in Utah for 60 years. I love it as an introvert and am an ex-Mormon. You'll lose quite a few fake friends if you leave that faith. I love the extreme climate! Winter is best. My ancestors are from Norway.
So glad to hear that Utah has been a good fit for you, especially the weather!! Just curious, do you ski or snowboard?
@@livinginslc I ski a little, but it's not a major thing. I hike and bike more.
@@jeffsaxton716 That’s great!! So many amazing places to hike and bike around here for sure!👍
I'm a lifelong Utahn and I always thought the grid system was more of a selling point than a liability. Probably something that I would have warned people about, rather than the grid system, is about the people, themselves. Utahns, by and large, are very polite people. However, people from elsewhere mistake that for "friendly". Yes, some of us are friendly, but please don't be disappointed if you find it difficult to make social connections here. Polite is different from friendly.
All great points, thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts!
TRANSLATION: Polite to your face but won't bat an eye soon as you turn around to either call the police on you for literally existing or just complain about you to whoever will listen. Don't worry they will never be caught dead saying these things. Yes very in your face kinda polite. Where I'm from (The South) we called that 2-faced. Definitely not polite
@@kaytee613 I've seen two-faced people all around the country. Better to keep looking for the few people that do care for you.
Dont move to Utah, its not as nice as everyone says. There are only two seasons, winter and construction. In the construction season it gets and stays in the hundreds for a couple weeks. SLC has the worst air quality and it has only gotten worse. You'll pay $2k rent for a 2 bedroom apartment and you'll be asked to pay 800k for a 300k house. Don't move to Utah.
That's funny!!! I never thought of winter and construction... gooood point! lol!
Oh no
@@sleepingwithcats5121 Right?!?
and mormons.. they act nicely to you for a while then later they will do dirty stuff to you, not worth it
I disagree it’s got all 4 for sure
Thank you! Am currently in Washington. i guess i will love it.
Oh that’s great!! Do you have plans of visiting or making a move to Utah sometime in the near future?
thx. i wish u and your family the best also. if not for the pollution and inversion there, i'd b moving there, salt lake. take it easy.
Thank you so much, likewise, Patrick! All my best to you!
Coming from Minnesota and Denver. I think I’d like it.
Two things I noticed when I used to visit Utah.
In the summer time, it would be a nice 95° day, then all of a sudden it gets windy and the clouds move in and it starts raining. The wind kicks up the dirt from the surrounding desert and it's now raining mud. If you were driving, you'd have to pull over and a half hour later, it's sunny again. The second thing is the bad drivers. It's like they don't know what a turn signal is, they make lane changes without even looking in their mirrors.😮
Thank you for sharing your experiences from living in Utah! 👏👏
I love the rural life myself and since I moved here in 1973 a lot of the rural area has disappeared. I realize it's happening all over the country but I personally think it's sad. To get back to the rural areas that I enjoy taking road trips up north to Idaho is always fun! 🙂
So glad to hear this has been a good fit for you here! I love the rural areas too!
ok again thx alot. im going to move to santa fe or albuquerque new mexico in june. patrick. keep smiling.
Wishing you all the very best on your move to Santa Fe or Albuquerque!
Before you move, check on the crime rate in both NM cities. Yikes !
If you really want to enjoy living in Utah you really need to be passionate about the outdoors or church. Or your job. If you're self-employed even better. There really is a major cultural vacuum outside of those things. There's (obviously) no beach, no music culture, no drinking culture, no sub-culture and no outdoor restaurant social culture. And a lot of people really lean on these things (in other cities) when they're not working or spending time with their families. There also really is no traditional working class culture here either. You won't find too many greasy spoon diners, old local mom n' pop businesses, historic traditional delis, old ice cream parlors, anything like that. You'll notice that most people here are middle/upper middle class. And there's really a feeling that most of the businesses seem quite new. It's probably a bonus (also) if you love talking everybody's heads off because otherwise either people don't engage with strangers here or after a while they only want you to listen to their one sided conversations ;)
Wrong on so many counts.
@@UberHaas How so?
@@Blujonny11 because I know of a bunch of local bands, the music culture is strong and I have probably too many drinking buddies. I could go on and on, but if you know you know..
@@UberHaas But you're talking about a 'clique' smattering of a music club/venue here or there. I'm talking about cities where an actual 'street' and adjacent streets are known for their music venues. That's an actual 'culture.' Just because I build a bunch of McDonalds doesn't make it a 'culture.' What you're talking about is tantamount to a secret society of musicians.
cultural vacuum is all around America especially with brainwashing from tv. Drinking is not a culture, it's degeneracy. Want real culture, learn an art or play an instrument. Also going out and eating is not a culture either, all of America does it nonstop and now they're overweight and depressed. Nearly 70% of Americans are overweight.
Texan here. We will message you when my wife transfers there. We are looking forward to a change of scenery.
Perfect! Looking forward to connecting!
Beware--Utah is infested with Mormons
Definitely I prefer dry hot climate of Utah than warm and humid like for example in North Carolina.
Such a good point! Just curious, do you live here in Utah?
@@livinginslc unfortunately no 🙂
@@Lukvader9 Darn! Any plans to move here in the future?
I’m sure for some this may have been dissuasive but I actually have found it to be rather persuasive. We moved to Indiana two years ago and quite frankly I can’t stand it here. I’ve been looking to relocate to Utah and this video definitely affirmed my intentions of relocating there.
That’s wonderful! Please reach out if I can help in anyway. Just curious, what is the draw to Utah for you?
@@livinginslc more outdoor activity possibilities, and overall better climate.
@@AndrewH91 Understandable! Lots of that here in Utah for sure! 👍
I'm moving to Salt Lake City 1000% because I"'m just very tired of living in cali everything here is way too expensive
Awesome! I’m excited for you to make the move! Please let me know if you need help with finding a place out here and my team and I would be happy to help. 😊
I live in stansbury park Utah is gorgeous and beautiful place I loved it
Happy you've found a great fit!
yw. thx for your info.
Thanks for watching and for the feedback. I hope that you end up finding the right place for you. 👍
Hey small suggestion, your sound effects are pretty loud. I'd recommend setting their audio to at least -8db or so in your editing software.
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!
The grid is an advantage for sure
Many people think so too!!
The cost of living is way too high here. In the last 10 years Utah has become insanely crowded, combine that with the shitty drivers and commuting here isn't a lot of fun. Too many people on the roads. I'm looking forward to retirement when we can leave. Also, Utah heavily taxes social security and retirement, which is another con.
The grid system is brilliant and once you learn it, getting around is a lot easier.
Utah is beautiful and if you love doing outdoorsy things, there is so much to do! There are so many lakes and canyons within an hour or less of Salt Lake County.
@@erikaw5669 thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences!! 🙌
So, I'll be the nerdy paragraph guy who talks about the benefits of grid or numbered streets.
While winding or straight roads with only street names and not numbers are more pleasant, it's easy to get lost in a new area without a map or satellite navigation. Much time is spent just finding which end of Oak Street you're searching for. Or was it Oak Avenue? Or Oak Drive? Even a delivery person can mix up mail between these similar streets.
Roads (both winding and in a grid) which include street numbers (with or without street names) can indicate the cardinal directions and distance from the main street or center of a town. These ensure that I won't get lost and won't need a map or sometimes questionable navigation. Think of this being organized as an XY axis quadrant. A center or main street can have any name but it exists at the zero point of an East/West or North/South axis, or perhaps where both meet at the actual center of a city. It's like a local lat/long geolocation. It's efficient. Yes, it's boring, but no other house or business or dot in the XY quadrant in that city can be confused with yours.
If I'm in a city for the first time and I find myself at an intersection of a south street and an east street and am looking for 215 North 300 West, I know I need to drive northwest. No Siri is needed. As I drive, I'll see the street numbers decrease until I reach a center street or main street, then see the numbers increase as I drive further away from that zero point of the axis. I can enjoy driving along several streets from the other end of the city until I reach 300 West, without worrying if each one is the tree street or presidential street that I wanted. Once on 300 North, I do what everyone does and follow the increasing or decreasing street numbers and then the increasing or decreasing house numbers until I reach the house with 215 North as its house number. One side of the street will have odd house numbers and then even on the other side. If the street numbers are larger than 300, I know I passed it and need to turn around. So, there's my two cents. Maybe someone will enjoy reading it or maybe not.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the grid system.
I don’t understand the argument about the cost of housing. That particular problem (renting and owning) is a world wide phenomenon! Same thing with groceries, durable goods, transportation, etc.
As someone that travels for work I can tell you is the same everywhere. Want cheap affordable housing? Travel back in time or move to an area no one wants to live in, but you may find without good job prospects and living in the boonies.
Yes and no imo... Utah has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation and is generally considered one of the best places to live depending on your priorities.
There are definitely states where the real estate costs are much lower for a similar property. New homes are constantly being built in Utah all across the Wasatch Valley (which is where 85% of the population lives). Wasatch Valley is basically from Logan all the way down to the suburbs of Provo... and if you are going from Ogden down to south salt lake the whole area is just one large blanket of suburbia where you can only see where one city starts and the next begins by using a map.
i need to go there in the winter time when the inversion and pollution is at its worse. my sinuses go crazy and head stoped up always with pollution and cannot sleep at night unless im on some strong drugs prescribed. on top of that it stays with me all day giving me headaches. in se asia for 10 years. for the longest time i had no issues now the pollution worse and killing my quality of life. its why im out of here june 1st. already bought my plane ticket to albuquerque new mexico. thx, patrick.
SLC is an 'ok' city to live, not good not bad just kinda ok..3% beer? Yea legally booze is very week..people are nice usually..i lived in Park city and that is an acquired taste, Very Expensive..I could handle it if i had to live there again but Wouldn't be my first choice, or second, ha or third, haha..but not all bad..PS let me add it is an absolutely Beautiful state, Beautiful..i love desert areas and utah has the best ive seen..monument valley is a bucket list site
Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience! 👏
Booze laws have changed a bit. Bottled beer can be any strength in a restaurant/bar. Grocery stores and drink on tap can now go up to 5%. Liquor is still only available in state operated liquor stores.
Lots of good information. Thanks for the good video. We are thinking or relocating to Utah from Washington state.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and for the positive feedback. If you decide to relocate here to Utah and would like help, I'd love to chat and see how I can be of assistance.
Keep in mind, that 60 percent increase in housing costs will equal a 60 to 80 percent collapse of the value of the home when the correction arrives. That's a hellova bag to be holding. And listening to ANYTHING anyone from Jackson Hole Wyoming says is automatically weighted with a TON of upper-class snobbery.
That’s an interesting perspective. I’m not from Jackson Hole, but it is a beautiful place.
Is the SLC area good for growing food crops? Is it possible to get cheap land near the city?
Yes, Utah is known for growing lots of different things. Many people here have spectacular gardens. Feel free to send me an email or give me a call and we can chat about what may work for you.
Land is so bloody expensive in Utah! You can get homes with small yards and grow a decent garden. If you're wanting to buy a house near downtown, a 2 bedroom, 1 bath bungalow on 1/4 acre is like $800K. You can go to the suburbs and get a lot more house for less.
I was looking at studio apartments which is all I need and they are way cheaper then this hell hole Florida 😅
That’s great, glad to hear Utah might be a good fit for you!
Been here 12 years. Came from FL. Pay is least twice as high as in FL. It gets hotter here And we're closer to the sun yet 110 here is like 85 in FL. Temp & pay wise its a yes. People wise, run like hell. (Not everyone is bad. Just closed minded people that hate outsiders)
@@kaytee613how are they close minded?
being around mormon people is my biggest issues living in salt lake city, they will act nicely to you for a while then they will do dirty stuff to you later. salt lake city is really beautiful area but mostly snow.. for almost last 9 months always cold everyday, you only have 2 months of hot summer around june 20th starts to get warmer then hotter july then until august 23rd somewhere starting to get cold, winter always get me depressed easily at work everyday. I've been thinkin about moving to st.george, i heard alot of ppl liking there and its extremely hot area which i love. I grew up in salt lake city my whole life. thats my experiences
Sorry to hear that has been your experience. Yes, maybe St. George would be a good fit for you. It is much warmer.
Nowhere near as many lds as decades ago now its a variety of different faiths especially us Born Again Christians
salt lake city other to add on your 10 list and never been there, besides the 50 plus inches of snow a year is the humidity/dew point. people think because humidity low its just dry and u r sweat free. that is not true. its the dew point that makes it feel muggy uncomfortable and sweaty. in over 30 years salt lake city has had dew point 70% 3 times but, last year they had 72%. when the dew point goes over 65% thats when the sweat glands open. maybe all this because of climate change. i've been to hawaii a few times and people say its great weather and perfect climate. its not unless u like to sweat to death. i really dont know why people live there. im close to singapore and its worse. been there and all these super rich mostly chinese live there and the same the weather climate is more horrible. oh well wanted to share date i found and facts. stay warm. i know winter there. here in phnom penh cambodia 93% hot humid and polluted. almost every day like this why im coming home. i like listening to u and your videos, however it may not b the place for me. take it easy, patrick.
are you saying there is snow in utah?
thx for your reply and wishing me luck. i tried to message u back on my gmail but, it said no reply. patrick. utah a great place and salt lake city, if not for the pollution, i would move there as pollution really bothers my head and sunuses.
Thank you for trying to message me, I wonder why it said no reply, that’s strange. You’re right Utah is a great place, hopefully you’re able to come out here sometime to visit.
large open spaces... in SALT LAKE CITY? Maybe in the 1900s... wait... how old is this video?
Utah is overly full already stay away.
How long have you lived in Utah for?
Flat tax rate 4%? Really oregon is 9% try that
Ouch!!😂
thx again. oh one more thing i don't shovel meters of snow.🤣😂
That’s awesome! You don’t have to shovel the sunshine!
Breathing that toxic, shitty air huh
Just curious, how long did you live in Utah for?
indeed. u r funny. u always look like u ready to go either snow mobiling or snow sking in park city. pat.
It was 105f for the whole month of July
Really??? Where was that?
I started my USPS career in July of this year in South Salt Lake. Can confirm that July was high 90s and breaking 100 almost every single day.
Yes, please do not move here. We have enough population now! So many 100-plus-degree days now. So much snow in the winter. Horrible air in the winter (the reason we do not need any more people here)! Jobs are low-paying compared to other areas. Housing is out of control, and prices are astronomical.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experiences, living here in Utah.
lolz snow what like 5 inches laughs in Minnesota
I'm sure!!!
Tin can pinbally
as u geting my message u probably looking at the crazy time that it hits u. im 15 hours in time ahead of u.
Please keep posting videos not to move to Utah! 😊
Just curious, are you here in Utah?
@@livinginslc yes lol
@@bexxs2245 Fabulous!!! 😂👍
Yeah we don't need more people and traffic
Yes, Utah is full and it sucks. Please don't move here. We've got way too many new Utahns as it is. Stay where you are, please, ir move somewhere else...
Too funny! Happy to hear you like it here in Utah!
If you want to move to Utah to escape from a "Woke" city or state that is going to shit, then you will want to avoid Salt Lake City or Salt Lake county in general. Salt Lake is going the way of "Wokness" so you will want to elsewhere.
Well, damn, have been in Denver & was tired of the Wokeness! 😂
That's too bad to hear. Do you have more insight into this issue? How long has it been in decline and how bad is it? What does the future look like in your mind?
Utah is like a foreign country for the most part.
Lol!! Too funny, I'd would love to know how so! What do you think is the most unusual thing about Utah?
Yeah, stay away
Udah🤮🤮🤮
i have check out the crime in abq 4 years. im not worried about it and will carry a weapon. there and i did in florida too. im not poor and wont live in the ghetto. salt lake city has its share of crime and mormons which are cult like to me. ive know some in the past. also u have tremendous pollution in salt lake. i dont shovel snow and abq hardly has any. what u get there 100 inches a year, just a guess. abq arguably best weather in the usa year round.
106 and it's not only dry it's very similar in a lot of ways to Phoenix oh yeah now they are still hotter definitely but Utah's not that far behind lately right now in the summer as I put this comment Phoenix has only been about 12 to 13 degrees higher when we've been hitting 98 to 103 and they are about 115**
Do a video on the Layton Utah area that's where I live in oh my goodness is it booming way too fast it's growing out of control in Layton I hope you do a video on Layton
Avoid SLC if you cannot handle homeless camps and drug addicts everywhere. Everyone talks about how bad it is on the west coast. It's just as bad here. And they do it openly. Walking the dog this morning came across 4 different people just openly doing their drugs and as a result I accidentally inhaled a little of something. I don't have any idea what it was but my lungs burned and I felt really weird for about 30 minutes. This is not a safe community for families and particularly for children.
Wow that doesn’t sound awesome, I’ve never experienced that in SLC before.
Oh my gosh
@@sweetbeep Do you agree or disagree, just curious :)
@@livinginslc ..I have never been in the heart of Salt Lake City but just saw a video the other day on YT of someone just filming the streets of SLC and the homelessness looked pretty bad (but not sure if it's as bad as the west coast-- I could not tell).
Otherwise the parts outside SLC seems super clean compared to San Francisco region and LA region. First thing I noticed was it was super clean haha.
I'm a mail carrier in South Salt Lake. Yeah there's homeless folk. But it's really not this shattering thing that makes life difficult. Like they exist. But it's not stopping transit or business or folk raising kids in a safe and clean environment throughout the state.
It's really concentrated to small geographic areas in SLC. 20 minutes away in any direction and you'll see panhandle folk, but not tents and carts and such.
If you really hate seeing homeless folk existing, you can just be somewhere other than the center of SLC.
PsA ;If you are from California, don't volunteer that information! I've lived here 16 years, and oh boy, I learned the hard way! As soon as you mention California, you can see people' demeanor change towards you!!
That’s interesting, I haven’t had that experience yet.
Bonus reason not to move to SLC, and this goes out to people considering moving from other states like California… You 🫵