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Cost of living in St. George, Utah

St. George, Utah has about 101,995 people. Typical rent is $1,545 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $76,508 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #86 in Utah on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,545 a month.

St. George is a city in Utah. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,508 a year.

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People
101,995
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,545
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$76,508
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$496,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,657
St. George, UT MSA

St. George, Utah has about 101,995 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $496,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Washington County is $1,657 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in St. George. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the St. George, UT metro area, prices sit at 97.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Utah taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not St. George's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Utah home paid 13.12¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not St. George's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Utah in the table we use.

Among 162 places we list in Utah with a rent figure, 67 have higher typical rent than St. George.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.