Population Growth

Ogden changed its original proposal after business owners raised concerns over employee parking and quick visits. The city council will consider the new plan at its April 14 work session.

A pesar de un crecimiento explosivo, la capital de Texas vio disminuir su alquiler medio en los últimos cinco años. Un análisis de Pew señala que Utah podría aprender algunas lecciones importantes de ello.

Despite explosive growth, the capital city of Texas saw its median rent decrease over the past five years. A Pew analysis says Utah could learn some important lessons from them.

A new plant that cleans and recycles more sewage is another big step toward stretching Washington County’s limited water supply. It highlights the massive effort and big money it’ll take to keep the St. George area growing in the desert.

The Milken Institute put southwest Utah’s largest city in its top spot for the first time. The ranking highlights St. George’s job growth and wage growth, both among the nation’s highest in recent years.

For Garfield and Kane counties, the years since Grand Staircase-Escalante was established have seen large increases in populations and jobs.

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has reduced its Washington County future population forecast. That could have ripple effects for southwest Utah’s water needs.

Judkins has just finished moving into her new office, and housing and west side investment are already top of mind.

While economic pressures are still high, a slow decline in interest rates could provide an opening for buyers who feel shut out of the housing market.

In Washington County, projects like townhome developments are less common than they were two years ago. In 2023, two out of every five new homes built in Washington County were condos and townhomes. Now, it’s just one in five.

The latest 40-year projections show growth slowing slightly, but still outpacing national numbers by a factor of three.

There's been an especially steep drop in fertility rates in Western states, including Wyoming, which has also seen a big jump in the cost of housing.