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The Salt Lake Tribune
What are employers doing about housing crisis in southern Utah?
3 minutes Posted May 11, 2023 at 12:00 pm.
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Finding an affordable home or apartment in Washington County to rent poses a challenge. According to a recent report, a full-time worker in the county had to earn $20.21 an hour to afford to rent an average two-bedroom apartment without exceeding 30% of their income. But the average hourly income for workers in the area is just $14.19. The waitlist to get into lower-income housing in some complexes can be two years or more.
To read more, check out: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/04/24/st-georges-housing-crunch-leaves/