Population of at George now? Washington county? (St. George, Hurricane: condominium, house)

[westcoastforme]

What’s current population now? If I remember correctly county was 180k as of 2010 maybe

More homes being built? Any huge increase in people moving in or is it slow to moderate?

6 more years til retirement

[NW Crow]

St. George, 85k. Washington County, getting close to 180k. Iron County, almost 55k. Figures quoted are from 2019 Census info. I saw lower initially then went with higher that was more directly from government.

But then there are seasonal residents and visitors that push it up further.
https://www.thespectrum.com/story/ne...ts/3555478002/

[berger12345]

It’s a fast growing city, and it’s definitely going up in price. There are still a lot of homes being built but a lot of the open land is getting gobbled up quick! Washington county should’ve be over 200k by 2023 and Iron County over 60k around the same time.

[rodolfocostarica]

left my heart in Hurricane! great little town

[NearFantastica]

Currently Washington county has 191,226 residents, with the city St. George nearing the 100,000 mark. Love the red sand contrasted with the nice greenery, spanish style homes, and In N Out Burger! Reminds me of a Southern California suburb circa 1980s, I also hear the city is very safe and family oriented.

[PCDoc54]

Originally Posted by rodolfocostarica

left my heart in Hurricane! great little town

Not so little anymore sadly. I just moved from Hurricane - loved living there but the growth and housing construction has gotten completely out of control, and I don't know where the politicians and planners think the water is going to come from but I can guarantee it's not coming from Lake Powell anytime soon!

St. George is now the fastest growing city in the entire country, and it's gotten to the point that there's almost zero empty space between it, Washington, Hurricane, La Verkin and Toquerville. And don't even get me started on the cost of housing there ... there won't be many young locals that will be able to stay in the area.

It's still a beautiful part of the country to live in, but unfortunately the rampant building and expanding is going to turn it into something very different from the way it was.

[NearFantastica]

Originally Posted by PCDoc54

And don't even get me started on the cost of housing there ... there won't be many young locals that will be able to stay in the area.

This is unfortunate, hopefully the area does something to keep young people there. Building more affordable housing will help young workers and people just starting a family. When we look at what happened to North Idaho (Coeur d'Alene area) it became very expensive due to all the wealthy retirees flooding in, they pushed their way into local politics and stop any new housing from being built, so now your average single person or family can't afford to live there anymore.

[markg91359]

Originally Posted by NearFantastica

This is unfortunate, hopefully the area does something to keep young people there. Building more affordable housing will help young workers and people just starting a family. When we look at what happened to North Idaho (Coeur d'Alene area) it became very expensive due to all the wealthy retirees flooding in, they pushed their way into local politics and stop any new housing from being built, so now your average single person or family can't afford to live there anymore.

Building more affordable housing might be a good idea, but I don't see how it will happen. All the developers are catering to out-of-state people who can afford $750,000 homes or expensive condominium units. Its more cost effective for builders to build a slightly larger unit on the same piece of land that can be sold for twice as much money.

I'm glad we bought our house in St. George in 2009 when the last recession drove prices down. I wouldn't do it today and we are not young workers just starting a family. We are a couple planning on retiring down there within a year.

[CCS414]

Originally Posted by NearFantastica

This is unfortunate, hopefully the area does something to keep young people there. Building more affordable housing will help young workers and people just starting a family. When we look at what happened to North Idaho (Coeur d'Alene area) it became very expensive due to all the wealthy retirees flooding in, they pushed their way into local politics and stop any new housing from being built, so now your average single person or family can't afford to live there anymore.

That's pretty much what's happened over the course of the last 10 years, in Mesquite as well. To make matters worse the wages are not up to par with the cost of housing because all the locals/life long residents are so penny pincher. The good news (I suppose) is that the desert is getting eaten up by a myriad of subdivisions, mostly on the south end of town near the AZ border so there are a lot of new builds available.