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I spent the summer in Provo, UT (45 mins south of Salt Lake) and what I saw impressed me. Lots of development, lots of tech companies, low housing costs, low cr
by Magi604 11y ago
I spent the summer in Provo, UT (45 mins south of Salt Lake) and what I saw impressed me. Lots of development, lots of tech companies, low housing costs, low crime, low density. Also of the few cities in the world that have Google fiber, Provo is one of them.
Some drawbacks: only a little public transit infrastructcure, community has high percentage of mormons, strict laws on drinking.
Overall though there's a lot to like about it. If I had the money to invest in real estate, I would be looking in that area first, since I suspect that the place will boom within the next decade.
- shostack 11y agoI wonder if a boom would bring a change in some of the issues that many people find less desirable (ie. drinking laws). Part of why the Bay Area sees the demand it does is not just because of jobs, but because of the combination of great weather, great food/drink, lots to due in the area, and a highly liberal bent. Those things would likely outlast any sort of future tech bubble popping (if we are indeed in another one).