The Salt Lake City-Murray area is among the nation’s top 10 places to live for veterans, according to a new ranking.
The list released last week by Veterans United Home Loans — a mortgage lender for current and former military members — ranked the top metro areas for veterans, service members and military families based on a variety of factors, including quality of life, opportunities for affordable living, jobs, quality healthcare access, veteran support networks and proximity to major military installations.
The Salt Lake City-Murray metro area ranked as the ninth best place to live for veterans and service members. Even though Salt Lake City has high housing costs compared to other areas across the nation, the metro scored high due to other factors including economic opportunity, outdoor lifestyle and overall quality of life…