St. George, Utah Housing Market Report | Updated Monthly
This is the St. George area market report that actually contains market data. Every month I publish the real numbers for Washington County: what homes sold for, how long they took, how much inventory buyers have to choose from, and what it means depending on which side of the transaction you're on. No hype in either direction. The numbers say what they say.
September 2026 Report: What August's Numbers Say
A quick video walkthrough of the August numbers.
$520,000county median sale price (August)down 2.7% from $534,250 in August 2025
$635,895average sale pricedown 4.3% from $664,447
295homes closeddown 17.8% from 359 a year earlier
53median days on marketup from 49 last August
1,886active listingsup 4.4% from 1,807 a year ago
August cooled on both sides of the ledger. The Washington County median sale price came in at $520,000, down 2.7 percent from $534,250 in August 2025, and 295 homes closed against 359 a year earlier, a drop of 17.8 percent. Those two numbers falling together is a different picture than July, when the median rose while sales fell. The average sale price slid harder than the median, from $664,447 to $635,895, which usually means the top of the market took the month off rather than the whole market repricing. Every county figure on this page comes from the Washington County MLS market summary I pulled on September 1, 2026.
Inventory keeps building, slowly. There were 1,886 active listings at the end of August, up 4.4 percent from 1,807 a year ago, while new listings came in slightly lower at 577 against 587. Absorption sat at 5.21 months, essentially flat against last August's 5.24. Sellers are not flooding the market. Buyers are just taking longer to work through what is already sitting there. The median asking price across active listings is $602,308 against the $520,000 that actually closed, and that gap is the most useful number on this page.
The year is closer to flat than the monthly swings suggest. Through August, 2,922 homes have closed in 2026 against 2,926 over the same stretch of 2025, a difference of four sales. The year to date median is $527,900 versus $525,000, up about half a percent. Anyone telling you Southern Utah prices are collapsing or booming this year is working one month at a time.
Homes are taking longer to sell. Half of August's closings went under contract within 53 days, up from 49 last August, and the average ran 77 days. That is still a functioning market, but it is not the market where you price high and wait for the crowd to catch up.
City
Homes and condos on the market
Median asking price
St. George
861
$540,000
Washington City
696
$620,000
Hurricane
618
$611,000
Ivins
199
$850,000
Santa Clara
107
$849,000
Cedar City (Iron County)
851
$450,000
That table is the asking side, not the sold side. I counted it on my own MLS search on September 1, 2026, and it includes homes already under contract, which is why it runs well above the county's 1,886 active count. Per-city closed medians for August were not published anywhere I could verify before this went up, so I left them out instead of estimating them.
If you are buying: the spread between the $602,308 median asking price and the $520,000 median sale is the widest I have written about on this page. That is negotiating room, and most of it sits in listings that have been on the market a while. Ask for days on market before you ask for price history, because 53 days is the middle and anything well past it is a conversation worth having.
If you are selling: closings fell 17.8 percent year over year while active inventory rose 4.4 percent, so you are competing with more homes for fewer buyers than you were last August. The median home that sold still went under contract in 53 days. Price against what has actually closed near you in the last 60 days rather than against what your neighbor is asking, and start with comps verified by hand, which is what a real home valuation is for.
Want the full PDF? The complete MLS market summary is always at utah.re/market-summary. I point that link at the newest report each month, so it is always the current edition.
Report Archive
September 2026 (August data): county median $520,000, 295 closings, 53 median days on market, 1,886 active listings, 5.21 months of supply. Prices and sales eased together.
August 2026 (July data): county median $544,990, 309 closings, 42 DOM, 95.8% sale-to-original-list, 1,889 active listings, 5.21 months of supply. The middle stalled, the top ran.
July 2026 (June data): median $502,250, 208 closings, 35 DOM, 98.2% sale-to-list, 1,000+ active listings, half of closings with price cuts. First edition of the monthly report.
How This Report Is Compiled
Numbers are compiled monthly from Washington County MLS-derived public sources, national mortgage rate surveys, and builder and permit data, then rounded sensibly. Different sources slice the market differently, so where measures disagree I say so rather than picking the flattering one. This is market-level data, which means it tells you what the county is doing, not what your house is worth. For that, the answer is a comparative market analysis against your actual competition, which I do at no cost: request a home value here.
FAQ: The St. George Housing Market
What is the median home price in St. George, Utah?
The median sale price across Washington County was $520,000 in August 2026, per the Washington County MLS, down 2.67% from $534,250 a year earlier. The year-to-date median through August is $527,900. The median asking price on active listings is $602,308, and the distance between what sellers ask and what buyers actually pay is the most useful number on this page.
Is the St. George housing market cooling?
Monthly sales are down and the year is flat. August 2026 closed 295 sales against 359 in August 2025, a drop of almost 18%, and median days on market rose from 49 to 53. But 2026 has closed 2,922 homes through August against 2,926 by this point last year, four sales apart, with the year-to-date median of $527,900 slightly above last year's $525,000. That is a market moving sideways, not falling off a cliff.
Is now a good time to buy a home in St. George?
Buyers have more selection and more room to negotiate than a year ago: 1,886 active listings at the end of August 2026, up 4.4%, with a median asking price of $602,308 against the $520,000 median sale price. Most of that negotiating room sits in listings that have been on the market a while. The right timing still depends on your rate, your budget and the specific neighborhood, and that is a conversation I am glad to have with real numbers.
Will St. George home prices drop?
Nobody can promise a direction, and anyone who does is selling something. The data as of August 2026: the monthly median of $520,000 is down 2.67% year over year, the year-to-date median of $527,900 is slightly above last year, and absorption stands at 5.21 months of inventory. Washington County demand from retirees and relocating buyers is structural, so the base case in the data is sideways pressure, not a crash. I update this page monthly, so a real trend change will show up here first.
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