The Church of Modern Day Saints is rapidly succumbing to the pressures of modernity and the blessings of all types of diversity (thoughts, fresh ideas, internet tropes, etc) They’ll be indistinguishable from garden variety Unitarians in another generation or two.

The farther away you are from the city center, the more conservative it gets, but in general, I’d say the metropolis of SLC and the surrounding suburbs aren’t anywhere near as non-LDS child friendly as they used to be.

Quite a few pilots in Sugarhouse. Nice walking neighborhood with pretty old homes. Expensive though. It’s as lefty blue and non/ex LDS as LAX or SFO if you care about that kind of thing. High school isn’t great.

Been there less than a decade, but my general sense is that the center of gravity of SLC is rapidly shifting south to places like Draper, Alpine, and Provo as the main city is starting to be plagued by the usual US city urban challenges (crime, drug use, outdoor living, etc). The “silicon slopes” are the flight away from it.

The “inversion” is a thing. Nasty smog in the city during the winter. Air quality sucks and probably takes years off your life.

Avoid West Valley.

Park City is expensive and fake, but nice enough if you can afford it. Same for Midway.

Many pilots live in Mountain Green.

The cache valley up in the Logan area is great…long drive to the airport though.


SLC is a great base though, and Utah a magnificent state for outdoor types. Highly recommend. (If you’re junior to me, of course).