▁travel ▁time . ▁ ▁Ut ah ▁offers ▁many ▁in cent ives ▁that ▁are ▁more ▁attract ive ▁than ▁other ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁region : ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁is ▁lower ▁than ▁in ▁Seattle ▁or ▁Port land ; ▁the ▁climate ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁hot ▁as ▁Phoenix ▁or ▁Al bu quer que ; ▁ge ographic ▁proxim ity ▁is ▁closer ▁than ▁Austin , ▁allowing ▁for ▁less ▁travel ▁time ▁and ▁cost ; ▁and ▁the ▁ski ▁s lop es ▁can ▁be ▁reached ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁an ▁hour , ▁unlike ▁Den ver . ▁ ▁Work force ▁ ▁Ut ah ▁bo asts ▁a ▁highly ▁educated , ▁techn olog ically ▁prof ic ient , ▁mult iling ual ▁work force , ▁speaking ▁over ▁ 1 3 0 ▁languages . ▁Many ▁residents ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁abroad ▁which ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁flex ibility ▁and ▁capabilities ▁of ▁immediately ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁companies . ▁Ut ah ▁also ▁maintain s ▁the ▁young est ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁higher - than - aver age ▁birth ▁rate . ▁The ▁median ▁age ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁is ▁ 2 9 . 6 ▁years , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁nation wide ▁median ▁of ▁ 3 7 . 3 ▁years . ▁This ▁young ▁labor ▁force ▁is ▁very ▁attract ive ▁to ▁employ ers ▁as ▁baby ▁bo om ers ▁throughout ▁the ▁nation ▁ret ire ▁and ▁many ▁states ▁find ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁their ▁work force ▁due ▁to ▁falling ▁birth ▁rates . ▁ ▁School s ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁schools ▁that ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁work