Salt Lake City is a nice area and I moved here when I got out of college. 5 and a half years later, it is still a nice area, but the cost of everything has been going up (I get it is everywhere, but I remember reading where Utah has some of the highest rates of inflation in the country as well). My industry, financial services, has been shrinking in the Salt Lake area, but thankfully I still have a job. However, my job has an office in Irving and it has got me thinking about moving there after visiting there. It will probably be another year or two, as I am finishing up a software development certificate as a back up, and then might get a bachelors before I move. However, after that, there is little keeping me here except a condo I own and might rent out anyhow. I do have a few concerns and plan to visit a few more times before I decide to set down roots in the area.

-It seems like even though it is spread out, Dallas seems to have a lot to do for a suburb like place, unlike say Phoenix. Do you think that hold true? I liked the Micro Center, the fact Arlington has a major league team, and it just seems like there is a variety of things to do.

-Is this a good place for an ambitious person? I am in my late 20s and feel like I have hit a roadblock in Salt Lake City. I bought a place here, it appreciated, but then the rest of the places here just did not seem worth buying as an investment property. I can trade stocks and have been working on a plan B to my current career, but overall I want to network with like minded people and raise my lot in life. I feel like the pace in Salt Lake is still a bit to slow for me (I grew up in a small town, so it is a slight improvement).

-I worry I am rushing from one place to another and worry I am chasing the greener grass. I have looked at other areas that look good on paper, but are just the typical 9-5 suburbs, even though in yesteryears they were bustling. Even if I do get stuck in the 9-5, I want to be able to build things. I do worry about regretting not moving to a more traditional tech hub, but if it is just working for a 9-5 and not taking more risks, then it does not seem to be worth it really.

-Also would like to hear from anyone that moved from Utah or from a smaller city and how did it affect your career if at all?

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Thanks!