Clovis vs St. George
The short version
- St. George is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 5% lower than in the Clovis area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $482,700 in Clovis and $496,100 in St. George.
- Households earn more in Clovis ($99,241 vs $76,508 median).
- St. George is growing faster: +14% since 2020 vs +7.6%.
- Commutes are shorter in St. George (17 vs 24 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Clovis, CA | St. George, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 129,347 | 108,713 |
| Growth since 2020 | +7.6% | +14% |
| People per square mile | 4,926 | 1,405 |
| Median age | 36.0 | 38.3 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37% | 37% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $99,241 | $76,508 |
| Median home value | $482,700 | $496,100 |
| Home value to income | 4.9× | 6.5× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,792 | $1,545 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 102.2 | 97.3 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 95.7 | 98.1 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $76,600 | $73,000 |
| Homeowners | 65% | 67% |
| Top state income tax | 13.3% | 4.5% |
| Combined sales tax | 9.03% | 7.42% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 23.6 | 17.2 |
| Work from home | 12% | 14% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 5.6% | 3.6% |
| Poverty rate | 8% | 11.4% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 55° / 41° | 54° / 28° |
| July high / low | 98° / 69° | 102° / 72° |
| Precipitation per year | 11 in | 9 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 1 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 113 | 128 |
| Nights below freezing | 11 | 62 |
| Comfortable months | 5 | 3 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 99.3 | 92.8 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 29% | 75% |
| Home prices, past year | +2% | -0.1% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +35.5% | +29.6% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Clovis: March to May and October to November. St. George: April to May and October.
Full monthly tables: Clovis weather by month and St. George weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $76,600 in Clovis and $73,000 in St. George. Moving from Clovis to St. George, you would need about $71,400 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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