City safety & data profile

Saint GeorgeUT

Saint George, UT is a 73K-resident city in Washington County with a median household income of $76,508.

Washington County, Utah. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Saint George, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Saint George has a population larger than 88% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $496,100, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

73K
Population (place)
Top 12%
By size
$76,508
Median income (place)
$496,100
Median home (place)
11.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Saint George

Saint George posts a median household income higher than 45% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Saint George area.

Bottom 46%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Saint George

Composite score · Saint George, UT

57/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Violent crime A+
177 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share C
36.7%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Poverty rate D
11.4%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income D
$76,508

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Compare against every tracked city: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Saint George income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$76,508 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Saint George $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in UT

Population among 58 UT places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Salt Lake City tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to Highland instead.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

UT cities ranked by median household income

Median household income across 58 tracked UT places. Hover a bar for its population rank.

median

What this shows Income honors go to Highland here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Salt Lake City.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Saint George, UT beyond the headline numbers

Saint George sits inside Washington County, Utah, at roughly 37.10°N, -113.58°W. Population 72,897, $76,508 median household income. Median home value $496,100, median rent $1,545. Poverty rate 11.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Saint George, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 62.7°F annual average, 9.5" precipitation.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 9.7% in Saint George, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

The median home in Saint George costs around 6.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Saint George's labor market runs tight: 3.5% unemployment, in the lowest quarter of reporting cities.

14.2% of Saint George workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

36.7% of Saint George adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Median rent in Saint George, UT runs $1,545/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.

Poverty in Saint George, UT stands at 11.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Saint George from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Looking Back a Decade 2013–2024

County-level trend (Washington County): Saint George's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
196K+38%
Median Income
$80,632+64%
Median Home Value
$510,700+140%
Poverty Rate
9.8%-36%
Unemployment
3.6%-65%

The Economic Picture

Saint George's median household income of $76,508 runs 14% below the tracked-city average, the most notable of the economic figures Areazine tracks here. Poverty rate also diverges: 11.4%, 8% below average.

Economics indicators for Saint George, UT
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,545/mo
Poverty Rate
11.4% -8% vs avg
Unemployment 3.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 36.7%
Work From Home 14.2%
Public Transit 0.7%

By the Numbers

White 82.9%
African American 0.6%
Asian 1.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 1%

Community Health 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
33.8%
Short Sleep Duration
33.7%
Obesity
32.9%
Physical Inactivity
17.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
16%
Frequent Physical Distress
14%
Current Asthma
10.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.9%
Diabetes
10.6%
Binge Drinking
9.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69.5%
Annual Checkup 72.4%

Other Measures

Current Smoking
7.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.9%
Stroke
3.6%

Hospitals 1 total

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
1
★★★★
0
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
ST. GEORGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL
ST GEORGE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
63°F
Annual Rainfall
9.5"
Hot Months (>80°F)
5
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
54°
28°
Jan
1.2"
59°
32°
Feb
1.4"
68°
39°
Mar
1.0"
75°
46°
Apr
0.7"
85°
56°
May
0.3"
96°
65°
Jun
0.2"
102°
72°
Jul
0.5"
100°
70°
Aug
1.1"
92°
61°
Sep
0.7"
79°
47°
Oct
0.8"
64°
35°
Nov
0.7"
53°
28°
Dec
0.9"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
97.3 Regional Price Parity

2.7% below national average

US avg
97.3

Metro area: St. George, UT (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

Flood Insurance Claims History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
22
Claims filed
$808K
Total paid out
X
Most common flood zone

Washington County has recorded 22 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $808K in payouts since 2016.

Most claims in this county are not tied to a single named storm or hurricane in the NFIP record.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Saint George?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Saint George right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet UT-SAINT-GEORGE · Saint George

Saint George: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Saint George; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Utah state hubs · Methodology

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Questions & Answers 9

What is the population of Saint George, UT?
Saint George, UT has a population of 72,897 people, located in Washington County, Utah.
What is the median household income in Saint George?
The median household income in Saint George, UT is $76,508 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.4%.
What is the median home value in Saint George?
The median home value in Saint George, UT is $496,100. Median rent is $1,545/month.
What are the top health concerns in Saint George?
The top health indicators in Saint George include High Blood Pressure (33.8%), Short Sleep Duration (33.7%), Obesity (32.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Saint George?
Saint George has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Saint George?
The median age in Saint George, UT is 38.3 years. 36.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Saint George?
Saint George has an average annual temperature of 62.7°F and 9.5" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Saint George?
The regional price parity for Saint George is 97.321, meaning prices are 2.7% below the national average.
Has Saint George had flood insurance claims?
Washington County, Utah has recorded 22 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $808K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Saint George, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside UT (11.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside UT ($76,508 here).

Compare Saint George with another city

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Nearby Places 8

Turning this into a research checklist

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Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Washington County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.