St. George, UT
St. George, UT Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole St. George, UT Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, St. George ranks 60th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 71st for income. A household earns $86,983 a year while median rent runs $1,653/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 3% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is commute (10th of 300), while home prices is the soft spot (268th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 246th and home prices 268th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in St. George, your take-home is worth about $59,533 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 71st of 300↑36.8%$86,983
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 186th of 30097 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $89,377
- Per-capita income
- $41,250
- Full-time pay
- $41,793
Housing
- Median rent
- 246th of 300↑65%$1,653/mo
- Home value
- 268th of 300↑75.2%$567,200
- Property tax
- $2,216/yr · 0.4%
- Sales tax
- 7.32%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 57th of 3003.4%
- Bachelor's+
- 109th of 30037%
- Avg commute
- 10th of 30019.3 min
People
- Population
- 207,943
- Population change
- +17.1%
- Median age
- 39.0 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 5.9%
- Broadband
- 94.6%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 116th of 30044
- Natural-hazard loss
- 267th of 300$32/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 80th of 30016.5%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 10.3%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Affordability
- + Household income
- + Job market
- + Commute
- + Health
Watch-outs
- – Rent
- – Home prices
- – Hazard safety
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — cedar city ap.
What jobs pay in St. George
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $296,920
- Pharmacists
- $145,480
- IT managers
- $130,510
- Financial managers
- $128,990
- Lawyers
- $117,490
- Software developers
- $113,240
- Civil engineers
- $91,850
- Registered nurses
- $86,380
- General & operations managers
- $82,850
- Police officers
- $80,330
- Elementary school teachers
- $72,100
- Secondary school teachers
- $72,020
- Accountants & auditors
- $70,530
- Web developers
- $63,520
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $58,810
- Plumbers
- $56,730
- Electricians
- $56,510
- Carpenters
- $47,060
- Construction laborers
- $45,670
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $44,210
- Customer service reps
- $41,600
- Retail salespersons
- $33,150
- Janitors
- $31,760
- Waiters & waitresses
- $30,260
- Cashiers
- $30,180
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the St. George metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Utah are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- California1,859
- Washington861
- Nevada821
- Arizona780
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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St. George metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the St. George metro?
- Median gross rent across the St. George, UT Metro Area is $1,653 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of St. George.
- What is the median household income in the St. George metro?
- A typical household in the St. George, UT Metro Area earns $86,983 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is St. George expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the St. George, UT Metro Area runs about 3% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the St. George metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $89,377 (versus its face value of $86,983). CityLedger rates the St. George, UT Metro Area moderately affordable for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the St. George metro?
- The median home value across the St. George, UT Metro Area is $567,200 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the St. George metro?
- The unemployment rate in the St. George, UT Metro Area is 3.4% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).