We moved from the bay to SLC in November to be closer to my wife's parents (second kid) and own a nice home in a nice neighborhood (Cottonwood Heights, highly r

We moved from the bay to SLC in November to be closer to my wife's parents (second kid) and own a nice home in a nice neighborhood (Cottonwood Heights, highly recommended). That part is spectacular. We have our choice of clean, nicely appointed parks full of kids 3 minutes walk in either direction, 2 minute drive to get into the canyons, and I have a big garden. The options for jobs and salaries are nothing like the bay. Software engineers rarely make over 120k here. Plenty of techish companies scattered all around the valley and Park City, but not many I was excited about. I took a job in Kimball Junction (PC), commuting 26 minutes. Here that qualifies as a big commute. Until recently, SLC was mostly LDS and mountain lovers, and the work culture reflects both groups' regard for to their non-work life. The company I joined is based in SV and almost all of the people in the office are transplants. I think that's because the company's work/life balance expectations are not in line with what most people want around here.