St. George, UT — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Washington County · St. George · population 106,288

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St. George, UT
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61
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where St. George stands

Population growing 2.8% per year.

Median home $520,544
1-year -0.9%
5-yr CAGR +4.4%
vs 5-yr peak -6.6%
Population +2.8%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-06$521k$237k$351k$466k$580k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
30/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
87/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,820/mo$1,412$1,685$1,957202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent124121100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 23.8
Lean rent

At a 23.8 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in St. George. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
46 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
61 · w22%
Distance from peak
55 · w18%
Population growth
88 · w16%
Rent YoY
51 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
77 · w10%
Long thesis

St. George has held up across the cycle: home values at $520,544 with +4.4% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

St. George's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About St. George

St. George is a city in Washington County, Utah, with an estimated population of 106,288. The population has grown 2.8% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in St. George is $520,544 as of 2026-04, down 0.9% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.4% annual growth (-6.6% from the 5-year peak). Rents in St. George average $1,820 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.9%). The composite momentum score is 61 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 2.8% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: St. George has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About St. George (Wikipedia)

St. George or Saint George is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Utah, United States. It is Utah's fifth-most populous city and the largest outside the Wasatch Front, with a population of 95,342 at the 2020 census. The St. George metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 208,000 residents. Located in southwestern Utah on the Arizona border, it lies in the northeasternmost part of the Mojave Desert, immediately south of the Pine Valley Mountains, which mark the southern boundary of the Great Basin. St. George lies slightly northwest of the Colorado Plateau, which ends at the Hurricane Fault.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

Area77.151 sq mi
Elevation2530 ft
Founded1861
Motto"It's The Brighter Side"
Density1329.0/sq mi
Named forGeorge A. Smith

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Washington County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Washington County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
36° / 20°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
92° / 64°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
226
~62% of year
Annual precip
12″ rain
53″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Moderate
Flood
Low

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Current weather

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the St. George area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
51%
Dry climate
Median household income
$89,100
Utah state median
Top industries (state-level)
Tech (SL Valley)HealthcareTourism

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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