Is Grand Junction cheaper than St. George?

They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Grand Junction and St. George metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.

Which has higher household income, Grand Junction or St. George?

St. George has the higher median household income — $86,983 versus $75,231 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 16% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Grand Junction or St. George?

A paycheck stretches further in St. George. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $89,377 there versus $78,796 in Grand Junction.

Which has cheaper rent, Grand Junction or St. George?

Grand Junction has cheaper rent — a median of $1,259/mo versus $1,653/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Grand Junction vs St. George

Metro-area medians — Grand Junction, CO Metro Area vs St. George, UT Metro Area — not the cities proper.

St. George comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Grand Junction and St. George cost about the same to live in, but St. George households earn about 16% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in St. George.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Grand Junction, CO

$58,707

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$61,488

real value after local prices

St. George, UT

$57,939

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$59,533

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Grand Junction leaves you about $1,955/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Grand Junction

St. George

Livability (CityLedger)

50/100

67/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

95.5

97.3

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$78,796

$89,377

Median household income

$75,231

$86,983

Median rent

$1,259/mo

$1,653/mo

Median home value

$410,200

$567,200

Unemployment

3.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.7%

37%

Average commute

18 min

19.3 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

53°F

50°F

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Grand Junction vs St. George — frequently asked

Is Grand Junction cheaper than St. George?: They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Grand Junction and St. George metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Grand Junction or St. George?: St. George has the higher median household income — $86,983 versus $75,231 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 16% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Grand Junction or St. George?: A paycheck stretches further in St. George. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $89,377 there versus $78,796 in Grand Junction.
Which has cheaper rent, Grand Junction or St. George?: Grand Junction has cheaper rent — a median of $1,259/mo versus $1,653/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).