Yet Another Reason to Live in Utah

Utah has made National headlines once again giving added relevance to the statement of Utah being one of the best places to live. Forbes listed the top ten most affordable cities to raise a family. Salt Lake City came in at number four. Forbes Magazine based the article off statistics from the Economic Policy Institute and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The determining factor was the cost of basic living expenses as a percentage of income. Salt Lake City came in at 68%. With the cost of living going up all around us and the threat of a looming national recession residents of Utah can rest easy knowing they don’t have it all that bad.

The complete list is as follows:

1. San Jose, Calif. , 55 percent
2. Austin, Texas, 64 percent
3. Kansas City, Mo. 67 percent
4. Salt Lake City, 68 percent
5. Baltimore, 68 percent
6. Detroit, 68 percent
7. San Francisco, 68 percent
8. Seattle, 70 percent
9. St. Louis, 71 percent
10. Chicago, 72 percent

Source: Forbes, Francesca Levy (12/02/2008)

Robert W. Bowen is a professional REALTOR® with RE/MAX Excel in Logan, UT. You can contact him with questions through his website, www.RobertWBowen.com, or calling (435) 770-1352.

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