Cedar, UT: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Cedar City is the largest city in Iron County, Utah, United States. Located 250 miles (400 km) south of Salt Lake City, it is 170 miles (270 km) north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City. It is the home of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Utah Summer Games, and other events. As of the 2020 census the city had a population of 35,235, up from 28,857 in the 2010 census.

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How Cedar ranks

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#3Shortest commute in UT #11Lowest property tax in UT #22Cheapest rent in UT All UT rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code84720, 84721

Area code435

Living in Cedar

Housing in Cedar

$405K▲ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cedar home is worth about $405,000, up 1.7% in a year, 24% below the Utah typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market46

Sale-to-list97.7%

Sold in May49

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Safety in Cedar

B

Safety Grade B

Cedar reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Cedar 1.3

Utah 2.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Cedar 5.1

Utah 13.2

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Cedar

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 73% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 94% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Utah

1better than UT·9worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 2▼ 9 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs 3▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

6.5%Fewer adults who have had cancerUT 7.2% · better 9.3%More adults without reliable transportationUT 6.9% · worse

Care nearby

Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalCedar City · 2.1 mi · ER

Family Healthcare Integrated ClinicCedar City · 1.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Cedar

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Cedar’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#57Best public schoolsof 117 in UT

DistrictIron DistrictSchools17

Iron Springs School A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 636 students Cedar East School C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 598 students Cedar North School BElementary · Grades K–5 · 578 students Cedar South School C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 545 students Fiddlers Canyon School B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 515 students American Principles AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 204 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within UT. Ratings are from neighbors.