Are you a NIMBY? If so, you have lots of company.

At least a third of residents prefer housing development and higher densities in nearby cities, not their own community, and they’re vocal.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) A subdivision taking shape in Utah's West Jordan, January 2021. A new Utah poll shows up to a third of residents are more comfortable with new housing development in nearby cities but not in their own community — one definition of a NIMBY, as in, 'not in my backyard,' a term used to label local opposition to growth.

Are you a NIMBY? If so, you have lots of company.

At least a third of residents prefer housing development and higher densities in nearby cities, not their own community, and they’re vocal.

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