Moving from Provo to St. George
Provo to St. George: $100 less leftover
$1,658/mo leftover in St. George vs $1,758 in Provo after tax and rent ($100 less). −$1,200 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Provo leftover
$1,758
a month after tax and rent
St. George leftover
$1,658
−$100 vs Provo
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 593 households moved Provo → St. George (about 1,361 people, average AGI $89,460). 566 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Provo | St. George |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $4,948 | $4,979 |
| Rent | $1,303 | $1,375 |
| All other costs | $1,887 | $1,946 |
| Left over | $1,758 | $1,658 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Provo and St. George moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 228 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,750–$3,350
- Container or pod
- $1,200–$2,250
- Rent a truck
- $500–$900
Other moves from Provo
Dig into St. George
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in St. George than Provo?
A one-bedroom is about $1,303 in Provo versus $1,375 in St. George. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $100 a month lower in St. George. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does St. George have state income tax?
St. George is in Utah, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Provo to St. George?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Provo → St. George move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.