SALT LAKE CITY — Utah rent prices skyrocketed more over the two last years than they did in the decade prior.  A report from the Kem C. Gardner Institute shows rent went up more than 10% percent a year over the last two years.

Even as Utah’s housing market cools down, the rental market continues to heat up. A new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute looks at the change in the Wasatch Front’s apartment market as more residents scramble to rent due to unattainable housing prices.

The 2020 U.S. Census showed Utah experienced an 18.4% increase since 2010, the fastest rate in the nation. The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah notes the Beehive State rate is 2.5 times the national growth rate of 7.4%.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah leaders and mental health professionals are outlining policy recommendations for early childhood mental health as rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness and suicide among youth continue to rise statewide.