The 2022 Utah Community Quality of Life Index: Is a Booming Economy Making Life Better? focuses on community quality of life – based on a survey where Utahns rate their communities on a series of 20 factors. In this report, the Utah Foundation discusses the results of the 2022 survey, compares 2022 data with previous years, analyzes responses by population group, and suggests targeted ways that policymakers might improve quality of life in Utah communities. … Continued

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall Index The Ladder of Success: Social Mobility in Utah is the Utah Foundation’s seventh report in its Utah Social Capital Series. This installment focuses on the extent to which Utahns move up the socioeconomic ladder. … Continued

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall Index The Flowering of Youth: The Next Generation in Utah is the Utah Foundation’s sixth report in its Utah Social Capital Series. This installment presents data and analysis in four areas: the birth rate; investments … Continued

When looking beyond high school, some Utah students face low expectations, a shortfall in post-secondary readiness, a lack of knowledge around post-secondary options and financial challenges. This report, Broadening Horizons: Clearing an Early Path to Post-Secondary Success, not only explores these challenges, but also seeks to reveal the network of supports that can help smooth the transition out of high school, broadening the educational horizons of Utah youth. Broadening Horizons is the second report in … Continued

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall Index The Soil of Common Ground: Social Cohesion in Utah is the Utah Foundation’s fifth report in its Utah Social Capital Series. The Soil of Common Ground presents data and analysis in three areas: economic … Continued

MIDDLE HOUSING STUDY Check out the other sections of the Middle Housing Study. Links will become live as reports are published Executive summary Part I: The Scope of the Challenge Part II: What is the Middle Housing, and Where is It? Part III: Utahns’ Development Preferences Part IV: Obstacles and Opportunities Middle Housing Project Page “Missing middle housing” refers to housing that occupies the “middle” ground between large-lot, single-family homes and large apartment complexes. It … Continued