Unaffordable Utah

Amid Utah’s record economic boom and strong job growth, many Utahns are asking: “Where’s my raise?”

The cost of prescription drugs can make an unaffordable Utah even tougher to live in. But the KSL Investigators found it pays to shop around to cut down high prescription drug costs.

Before Amanda Collins and her family moved into her South Jordan townhome more than a decade ago she made sure to ask about the fees for the two homeowner associations, or HOAs.

A happily married Utah couple considered divorcing in order to get their daughter a $100,000 surgery their insurance wouldn’t cover.

Utah’s growing economy is great for business, but it’s creating an affordability crisis for renters. The KSL Investigators found as more people move to the region, the demand for apartments has outpaced the supply, pushing up rents faster than wages.