'You have to grow yourself out'

Buying entry-level housing in Saratoga is challenging. Teachers take a job in Saratoga for a year and then move on to a town with more affordable housing.

Bryan Drake builds homes in Saratoga. He said he would like to see people take a job in Saratoga and stay. Bryan and Kathy Drake, co-owners of Triple D Construction, are looking for ways to make constructing housing in Saratoga affordable to the entry-level buyer.

The Drakes have been building in Saratoga since they came to town in 2013, Bryan said. About a year and a half ago, the Drakes proposed building three-bedroom, two-bath homes on...