2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
St. George, UT vs Mount Pleasant, UT

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Is it cheaper to live in Mount Pleasant or is it cheaper to live in St. George?
- Mount Pleasant is 22.1% less expensive than St. George.

Which city has more affordable housing, Mount Pleasant or St. George?
- Mount Pleasant housing costs are 49.3% less expensive than St. George housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in St. George or is Health Care more affordable in Mount Pleasant.
- Health related expenses are 4.8% more in Mount Pleasant.
 St. George, UTMount Pleasant, UTUnited States
 Overall  Unlock85.6100
 Food & Groceries93.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock116.5100
 Housing144.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$327,900$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock78.0100
 Miscellaneous93.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Mount Pleasant is a small town but close to bigger cities. Nice place to live without being in all the  More

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