Utah Top Ten

Thinking about making Utah your new home? (yes, Park City is actually in Utah!), or possibly making Utah your home for your second or vacation home? Well maybe this might be helpful information for you in helping in your decision process. There are many great ski towns in the American West to consider. How does Utah stack up against the competition. Well, we all already know about how we have the "Best Snow on Earth", but what else can Utah offer for a savvy investment buyer? Take a look at this Utah Top Ten list compiled by the Utah Governors Office of Economic Development. The list pretty much speaks for itself.

1 - Utah #1 Best State for Business & Careers
- Forbes Magazine, October 2010

2 - Utah #1 for Expected Economic Recovery and #1 for Economic Outlook
- ALEC

3 - Utah #1 "Best States to Live"
- Gallup Healthways

4 - Utah #1 "Most Fiscally Fit State"
- Forbes Magazine, 2010

5 - Utah #1 Economic Dynamism
- Kauffman Foundation, Nov. 2010

6 - Utah #1 "Best Managed State"
- Governing Magazine 2009

7 - Utah #1 Biggest Increase in Exports (29% since April 2009)
- U.S. Dept of Commerce

8 - Utah #2 Top Pro-Business State
- Pollina Corporate, 2009

9 - Salt Lake City #2 "Best Cities for Public Transportation"
- US News 2011

10 - Utah #5 for Venture Capital
- Kauffman Foundation Nov. 2010