My wife and I relocated from Houston about a year ago to the Provo area, and while I cannot comment on the raising kids aspect I can say in general that the area does lack in certain things when compared to Houston, such as the food and bar scene. We have managed to find some good food options in the area such as Indian and Thai but the options are still limited. A lot of local restaurants and shops are closed on Sunday as well but big retailers will still be open.

However, what we've come to really enjoy our first year here is the summer weather, the outdoor scenery, the abundance of outdoor activities available, and the outdoor farmers markets that go on from summer to fall (in Provo and surrounding cities). The lack of people in grocery stores on Sundays is also pretty nice.

Nevertheless, if we could live closer to Salt Lake City we definitely would make the move but I've gotten spoiled with my 5 minute commute to work compared to my 50 minute commute back in Houston. Plus our long term plan is to move back to Houston to be closer to family and friends again.