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Best Places to live in SLC for someone early mid twenties

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KravtZ
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so long story short...took job offer out in South Jordan, UT. Something to hard to turn down. Massive pay raise and potential for some serious cash. Anyways what is the best areas of SLC to live in for someone in there early-mid twenties? I love going out and go out all the time. Coming from someone who lives in NYC just for context.

I was looking at rents online in SLC and it seems for 1400-1700 I can get something really really nice compared to Nyc. Im not so much concerned with how nice the place is but looking for location. I want to be in the best possible place to live in SLC for a young person just from some experience of people living their now.
Mar 5 2015 3:33PM
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eheath
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There are some pretty sick apartments in downtown slc for your budget range. You'll commute about 15-20 minutes to work but you do not wanna live in south jordan.

Second option would be to get a place in sugarhouse between foothill and 500 east and 2100 s and 500 s (right before the U) you could find just a room to rent for like 400-500 or a duplex for 1200-1400 and have a two bedroom place to yourself.

Both will be easy to get to the freeway and drive to work and to skiing.
Mar 5 2015 3:46PM
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lIllI
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Nice man! When is the move? Let's grab a beer.

Considering your background you should be able to live anywhere in SLC since even the nicest pads/locations are relatively cheap. Hell, I've seen 3 story 4-bedroom victorian mansions two blocks from downtown for close to your price range. Personally, I think the Avenues (the hillside north of South Temple) is the best area by a long shot. Nice houses, nice neighborhoods, close proximity to stuff, and you're not surrounded by car washes and fast food joints like you are in many other parts of SLC. A lot of people like Sugarhouse area (~ flatlands between 900 S and I-80); it has become sort of the Williamsburg of SLC due to gentrification and young hip households. A little too cramped and flat for me, and theres a mix of nice and shit houses. Foothills (roughly 1300 E and eastward) has some nice neighborhoods, but you're not within walking distance of anything (for the most part, at least).
Mar 5 2015 4:35PM
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californiagrown
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I think what op is asking is: where is the hipster neighborhood with cool bar and food and music scene? Where is the high rise apt area with club/restaurant/lounge scene?

NOT where's good house parties and quiet neighnorhoods.?
Mar 5 2015 5:52PM
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eheath
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californiagrownI think what op is asking is: where is the hipster neighborhood with cool bar and food and music scene? Where is the high rise apt area with club/restaurant/lounge scene?

NOT where's good house parties and quiet neighnorhoods.?


Pretty much the exact same area in slc. The best places to live in slc are between the aves (600 north ish) to foothill drive (2300 south) to i-80 (2100 south) to 500 east ish. Its the only place where anything happens that was mentioned in your post. The bars, clubs, houses, apartments, parties, food, and quiet neighborhoods etc are the same area.
Mar 5 2015 5:56PM
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californiagrown
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pussyfooterPretty much the exact same area in slc. The best places to live in slc are between the aves (600 north ish) to foothill drive (2300 south) to i-80 (2100 south) to 500 east ish. Its the only place where anything happens that was mentioned in your post. The bars, clubs, houses, apartments, parties, food, and quiet neighborhoods etc are the same area.


Seems like an awfully bland city, like more so than I already thought haha. Without the wasatch, it would not be an attractive place to live, huh?


Different strokes I guess.
Mar 5 2015 6:14PM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
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Holy shit, my sister lives in NYC and hearing about the prices she pays for her living compared to mine is outrageous. Just go ahead and buy yourself a mansion in SLC I hear that's about the current running price for a one bedroom apartment in NYC.
Mar 5 2015 6:17PM
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eheath
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californiagrownSeems like an awfully bland city, like more so than I already thought haha. Without the wasatch, it would not be an attractive place to live, huh?


Different strokes I guess.


I mean, have you been to SLC? I wouldn't say bland but its no where near any other "city". I live in park city and I like it much more than SLC, but I have friends up here and like the smaller feel/living walking distance from the resort is pretty sweet haha.
Mar 5 2015 6:27PM
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lIllI
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californiagrownSeems like an awfully bland city, like more so than I already thought haha. Without the wasatch, it would not be an attractive place to live, huh?


Different strokes I guess.


Utah is a donut of conservatism due to the Mormons hissing and cowering in the presence of the University of Utah, which serves as a beacon of science and skepticism, thereby serving as a hub around which the "good" parts of civilization exist within a particular radius.

Basically, the whole valley is a suburban shit ganache beyond the small region of downtown SLC.
Mar 5 2015 6:29PM
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californiagrown
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I though it was just a little "less" than most big cities. Kinda how Seattle is a little "less" than SF, and Portland is a little "less" than Seattle.

I didn't realize it just doesn't have a big city culture, like hardly at all haha. I guess it'd be pretty easy to be a big fish in that small pond though...
Mar 5 2015 6:43PM
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KravtZ
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The move isn't going to happen until May. But appreciate the feedback have a good idea where to start looking. Going to head out and check places out next month maybe get some spring skiing in. But by the sound of it "where its going on" is downtown SLC going to focus there. I guess with my budget I can live wherever I want, and if I had to I can go higher than that so sounds like I have some options. Looking forward to the change from NYC. Never been a huge fan of the city to crowded, smells like ass, etc...just grew up here and there is something going on 24/7 which is amazing.
Mar 5 2015 8:06PM
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shocker611
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KravtZThe move isn't going to happen until May. But appreciate the feedback have a good idea where to start looking. Going to head out and check places out next month maybe get some spring skiing in. But by the sound of it "where its going on" is downtown SLC going to focus there. I guess with my budget I can live wherever I want, and if I had to I can go higher than that so sounds like I have some options. Looking forward to the change from NYC. Never been a huge fan of the city to crowded, smells like ass, etc...just grew up here and there is something going on 24/7 which is amazing.


You will be stoked. Live right downtown. It can be a fun atmosphere, I don't know why people like shitting on it so hard. I have lived in Boston/Philly and have had just as much fun in Salt Lake/PC as I have had on the East Coast (granted I understand those still aren't NYC). When you consider that everything is super cheap and you have some of the best outdoors in the world right in your backyard, you can't really get much better. Sounds like you will be coming in the summer so get ready for some brewtubing, moab/zion trips, mountain biking, fishing, hiking, backpacking, and a bar scene that isn't as bad as people like to make it out to be.
Mar 5 2015 10:09PM
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eheath
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shocker611You will be stoked. Live right downtown. It can be a fun atmosphere, I don't know why people like shitting on it so hard. I have lived in Boston/Philly and have had just as much fun in Salt Lake/PC as I have had on the East Coast (granted I understand those still aren't NYC). When you consider that everything is super cheap and you have some of the best outdoors in the world right in your backyard, you can't really get much better. Sounds like you will be coming in the summer so get ready for some brewtubing, moab/zion trips, mountain biking, fishing, hiking, backpacking, and a bar scene that isn't as bad as people like to make it out to be.


I didn't mean to come off negative, I had a great time living in slc for 5 year. I was just saying it's not much of a 'city' compared to where he's coming from.
Mar 5 2015 11:28PM
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Peter.
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congrats on the job man
Mar 5 2015 11:30PM
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boozer
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there are appartment complexes just near the gateway mall. just about everyone there is their early mid twenties. the apartments are really nice considering the prices too
Mar 5 2015 11:30PM
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shocker611
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pussyfooterI didn't mean to come off negative, I had a great time living in slc for 5 year. I was just saying it's not much of a 'city' compared to where he's coming from.


Yeah I totally get that. Just making it clear that if you can't have fun in Salt Lake you're a lame ass.
Mar 5 2015 11:37PM
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theVan
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I have never been to NYC but I have met people from the East Coast who came to Utah before. Sounds like you will want to live front and center downtown perhaps the avs. Maybe Sugarhouse...Shitty commute but the big bucks are worth it, right?

Welcome to the neighborhood
Mar 6 2015 12:35AM
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CHORIZO
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Morocco
Mar 6 2015 2:32AM
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