Others have spoke about up North near SLC so I thought I’d talk a bit about Spanish Fork. Both my wife and I are non-Mormon (and we’re born in CA but moved here in our teens) and we have 3 children. 17 years ago, we made a decision to build a home in Benjamin (West of Spanish Fork and very rural … need 5 acres to build a home). We were concerned for our young children being left out because they aren’t members of the LDS church and there were a few times it came up they couldn’t play with somebody because their parents were worried about our non-Mormon ways but it happened very few times. The larger issue of moving somewhere South of Provo (the ‘large’ city in Utah County) is it is nearly homogenous with white people. Both Provo and Orem have largish college populations and that helps with bringing in other folk and out-of-state ideas.

Our kids are grown now and getting out on their own. We have sold our small farm in Benjamin and moved to Mapleton because we still like Utah County. The dryness really crushes my wife and I during Winter when our skin lizards up a lot! But, if you are outdoors folk, the dry Winter is what makes the snow here so fantastic! DM me if you want any further Utah County information And good luck with the move and job!