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Roughly 96,174 people live in St. George, Utah. Living here costs moderate relative to the rest of the country, essentially matching the national average. Median rent runs about $1,335/mo; the typical household pulls in $69,333. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 59/100 — a C, putting it at #167 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, St. George sits at 97 — moderate when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($1,335/mo against $69,333 median household income), housing eats roughly 23% of a typical paycheck — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Buying-side, the median home value is $415,200.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is hot-summer: roughly 102°F in summer, 41°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 4 inches. You'll need a car for most things, though the central core is more walkable than the citywide score suggests. Crime numbers are reassuringly low here, well under the typical US city. AQI runs about 28 — a "good" reading.
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, St. George is workable — not standout, not weak. The profile-weighted score is 57/100 — a C. Its standout dimension is environmental quality (98/100); the soft spot is climate (13/100).
For retirees, St. George isn't the strongest match. The profile-weighted score is 53/100 — a C-. Its standout dimension is environmental quality (98/100); the soft spot is climate (13/100).
For remote workers, St. George is workable — not standout, not weak. The profile-weighted score is 58/100 — a C. Its standout dimension is environmental quality (98/100); the soft spot is climate (13/100).
For young professionals, St. George isn't the strongest match. The profile-weighted score is 49/100 — a D. Its standout dimension is environmental quality (98/100); the soft spot is climate (13/100).
Our overall score for St. George is 59/100 — a C, sitting at #167 in the national ranking. It's a weighted average across the seven UrbRank dimensions.
By the composite index, St. George sits at 97 — moderate, essentially matching the national average. Median renter pays around $1,335 a month.
St. George runs hot-summer on the weather. Summer's near 102°F, winter's near 41°F; 4 inches of precipitation annually.
Walk Score: 29/100. You'll need a car for most things, though the central core is more walkable than the citywide score suggests.
Roughly 96,174 people live here, with 33% college-educated (bachelor's or higher) among adults 25+ with a median age of 38.
Drop St. George into the comparison tool with any other US city and you'll get housing costs, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life data lined up side by side. Profile-specific leaderboards (families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals) are linked from the navigation.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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