Study says Ogden-Clearfield is best metro in Utah for housing affordability

Northern Wasatch Association of RealtorsMarket Report, Update

Shauna Ray, 2020 PresidentNorthern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® With the steady rise in home prices throughout Utah, house-hunters may want to look no further than Northern Utah as they search for homes that are in reach.  A new study ranks Ogden-Clearfield as the most affordable metropolitan area for housing in Utah, the fourth best in the West and 97th nationally. That’s according to the National Association of Home Builders Housing Opportunity Index that ranks the largest 234 metro areas in the U.S. on affordability. The Ogden-Clearfield metro area includes Weber, Morgan, Davis and Box Elder counties. The index says 72.4% of homes sold during the second quarter in this geographic area were affordable to families making the median income of …