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St George Utah Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in St George, UT (the St George metro area) was $1,002 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in St George was $1,049 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 St George median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for St George rental vacancy rates, St George rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in St George.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in St George Utah (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Utah Median Gross Rent $1,098 +3.39% +9.91%
St George, UT Median Gross Rent $1,002 0.00% -2.53%

St George, UT Real Gross Rent Trends

Median gross rent for St George peaked in real terms in 2006 at $1,087 and is now $85 (7.82%) lower. Average gross rent for St George peaked in real terms in 2008 at $1,074 and is now $25 (2.33%) lower. From a recent low of 910.0 in 2011, real average gross rent has now increased by $139 (15.27%).

Real Gross Rent in St George: St George UT Median, St George UT Average, Utah Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for St George

Date US
Median
Utah
Median
St George, UT
Median
St George, UT
Average
2019 $1,097 $1,098 $1,002 $1,049
2018 $1,077 $1,062 $1,002 $1,013
2017 $1,043 $1,017 $1,015 $1,059
2016 $1,027 $999 $1,028 $1,008
2015 $1,017 $981 $993 $1,023
2014 $986 $935 $980 $945
2013 $953 $928 $960 $1,029
2012 $940 $905 $1,012 $1,024
2011 $941 $888 $1,029 $910
2010 $955 $889 $951 $984
2009 $960 $904 $990 $982

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St George Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2019 the rental vacancy rate for St George Utah was 4.37% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in St George Utah

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Utah 7.47% +1.29% +1.23%
St George, UT 4.37% -4.61%

Trends in St George, UT Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in St George peaked in 2016 at 8.98%. Since then it has fallen by 4.61% to 4.37%. Data records for this series originated in 2005.

Rental Vacancy Rate: St George UT, Utah, US

Rental vacancy rate in Utah

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for St George

Date US Utah St George, UT
2019 5.97% 7.47% 4.37%
2018 6.15% 6.18%
2017 6.18% 6.15%
2016 5.89% 6.24% 8.98%
2015 5.85% 4.81%
2014 6.32% 5.27% 8.21%
2013 6.49% 5.96% 4.54%
2012 6.77% 5.89% 6.92%
2011 7.40% 5.36% 6.00%
2010 8.17% 6.59% 3.84%
2009 8.43% 6.49% 6.60%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for St George, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For St George, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 18.91% in 2019 according to the ACS.

St George Utah Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Utah 17.39% -0.14% +0.04%
St George, UT 18.91% -2.05% -2.50%

Trends in St George, UT Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median St George household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2012 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 26.03%. Since then it has fallen by 7.13% to 18.91%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: St George UT, Utah, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in St George Utah

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in St George Utah

Date US Utah St George, UT
2019 20.03% 17.39% 18.91%
2018 20.50% 17.53% 20.96%
2017 20.13% 17.31% 21.53%
2016 20.43% 17.35% 21.40%
2015 20.63% 17.64% 20.45%
2014 20.89% 17.45% 22.28%
2013 20.78% 17.69% 21.43%
2012 20.65% 17.90% 26.03%
2011 20.70% 17.66% 24.94%
2010 20.50% 17.45% 20.82%
2009 20.12% 17.27% 22.44%

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Renter Fraction in St George Utah

You can calculate the renter fraction in St George in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in St George as a fraction of total St George households. In 2019 27.92% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

St George Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Utah 29.36% -0.16% -0.74%
St George, UT 27.92% -0.78% +1.89%

Trends in the St George, UT Renter Fraction

The St George household renter fraction peaked in in 2015 at 33.62% and is now 5.70% below that level. From a recent low of 26.03% in 2016, the household based renter fraction has now grown by 1.89%. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: St George UT, Utah, US

Fraction of renters in St George

History of St George Renter Fraction

Date US Utah St George, UT
2019 35.89% 29.36% 27.92%
2018 36.05% 29.52% 28.70%
2017 36.13% 30.13% 31.11%
2016 36.88% 30.10% 26.03%
2015 36.97% 31.12% 33.62%
2014 36.90% 30.84% 31.29%
2013 36.50% 30.78% 28.81%
2012 36.09% 30.38% 31.85%
2011 35.42% 30.62% 30.42%
2010 34.65% 30.10% 31.43%
2009 34.13% 28.50% 29.64%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.