Taxes in St. George
Utah levies a real, current flat state income tax -- 4.45% for tax year 2026, cut from 4.55% in 2023-2025 -- so St. George is genuinely NOT a no-income-tax destination the way neighboring Nevada is, but this coexists with a genuinely low property tax burden (0.37% effective).
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Learn moreA Real, Current, and Continuing Flat Income Tax Cut Trend
Utah's flat income tax ran 4.55% for tax years 2023-2025 and was cut further to 4.45% for tax year 2026 via Senate Bill 60 -- the sixth consecutive year of Utah rate cuts. This is a real, meaningful cost that a mover comparing St. George against neighboring no-income-tax Nevada (a real, common relocation comparison given St. George's proximity to the Nevada border) should budget for directly.
Property Tax Runs Genuinely Low
As detailed in full on the property-taxes topic page, St. George's effective property tax rate runs a disclosed 0.37%, well below the Utah statewide median (0.55%) and the ~1.02% national median, further reduced for owner-occupants via Utah's 45% primary-residence exemption.
Utah's Real Retirement-Income Tax Credit Deserves Direct Confirmation
Utah offers a real retirement-income tax credit for qualifying taxpayers, relevant given St. George's real retiree-heavy in-migration -- this pass did not independently confirm the full, current eligibility mechanics and income thresholds of that credit; confirm current Utah State Tax Commission guidance directly for a specific retirement-income situation.
Property Taxes and Insurance: Pointers to Full Detail
St. George property taxes run at a genuinely low, below-statewide-average rate covered in full on the property-taxes topic page rather than repeated here, while dual wildfire- and flash-flood-driven homeowners insurance cost pressure -- a real, current, and geographically concentrated factor -- is covered on the homeowners-insurance topic page.
Key takeaways
- Utah levies a real, current flat income tax -- 4.45% for 2026, down from 4.55% in 2023-2025 -- St. George is genuinely NOT a no-income-tax destination the way neighboring Nevada is.
- The current rate is the product of six consecutive years of state rate cuts, per sourced 2026 reporting.
- Property tax runs genuinely low (0.37% effective in St. George) -- well below both the Utah statewide median and the national median.
- Utah offers a real retirement-income tax credit relevant to St. George's retiree-heavy in-migration -- confirm current eligibility mechanics directly with the Utah State Tax Commission.
- Confirm current, specific tax figures directly with the Washington County Assessor or Utah State Tax Commission rather than relying on this page's approximate figures alone.
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