St. George, UT: Local News, Events & Neighbors

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-Utah 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. St. George was settled in 1861 to be a cotton mission, earning it the nick…

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How St. George ranks

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#19Shortest commute in UT #22Lowest depression in UT #27Closest to a top hospital in UT All UT rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code84770, 84771, 84790

Area code435

Living in St. George

Housing in St. George

$518K▼ 0.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical St. George home is worth about $518,000, down 0.8% in a year, close to the Utah typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market61

Sale-to-list98.2%

Sold in May86

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Safety in St. George

B

Safety Grade B

St. George reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

St. George 1.9

Utah 2.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

St. George 8.2

Utah 13.2

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in St. George

A⁻

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Utah

2better than UT·10worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 1▲ 3 close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

9.7%Fewer binge drinkersUT 12.4% · better 73%More adults treating high blood pressureUT 65.6% · better 6.9%More adults with heart diseaseUT 4.7% · worse

Care nearby

St. George Regional HospitalSt. George · 2.4 mi · ER

Family Healthcare Main Street ClinicSaint George · 2.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in St. George

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools St. George’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#46Best public schoolsof 117 in UT

DistrictWashington DistrictSchools42

Utah Online K8 B+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 2,693 students George Washington Academy AElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,013 students Desert Canyons ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 670 students South Mesa Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 595 students Legacy School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 562 students Bloomington School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 553 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.

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