KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The cost of almost everything has gone up over the last few years. One woman shared with 6 News that the cost of her storage unit has nearly tripled in less than a year.

Imagine two apartment complexes in Chicago: one that will cost $380,000 per unit to build and another where expenses are $790,000 per unit. The second might conjure up images of luxury amenities and ...