Ten minutes east of St. George, Hurricane has spent the last few years as Washington County's quiet overachiever. As of June 2026, the typical Hurricane home is worth $507,974 — about $13,000 less than St. George's $521,140 median — while still delivering 15.5% appreciation over the past five years. For buyers watching the region's bigger names get expensive, Hurricane is where the math still works.
Why Hurricane, not St. George or Ivins?
Line the numbers up and the gap is obvious. St. George sits at $521,140, Washington City at $544,746, and Ivins — the region's priciest hub — at $617,887. Hurricane undercuts all three while sitting inside the same Washington County school district and commuting shed, with Zion National Park's entrance roughly 25 minutes up the road instead of St. George's 45-plus. For a buyer cross-shopping the whole valley, that combination of lower entry price and shorter Zion drive is hard to beat.
Prices are cooling, which is good news for buyers
Hurricane values are down 1.7% year over year — in line with the broader Washington County pullback covered in our summer market watch. That's not distress; it's a market handing negotiating leverage back to buyers after two years of bidding wars. Sellers who bought at the 2022 peak are less likely to see a loss here than in pricier micro-markets, since Hurricane's five-year trend line is still solidly positive.
The rental math: a 3.8% growth story
Hurricane's typical rent is now $1,908/month, up 3.8% year over year — the fastest rent growth of any Washington County city we track this cycle, faster even than St. George's 2.8%. For an investor running the numbers, a $507,974 purchase against $1,908 in monthly rent pencils out to a roughly 0.38% monthly gross yield, competitive with anything else in the corridor and better than Ivins or Santa Clara at today's price points. Growing tourism traffic to Zion and the region's ongoing population growth are the tailwinds behind that rent trajectory.
Who Hurricane makes sense for
- First-time buyers stretched thin by St. George list prices who want the same commute radius for less money.
- Retirees and relocators who want quick access to Zion, Sand Hollow, and the Virgin River without St. George's density.
- Buy-and-hold investors chasing Washington County's strongest current rent growth rather than its highest price tag.
It's a tougher fit for buyers who want walkable downtown St. George amenities at their doorstep — that convenience still commands a premium a few miles west.
What to watch next
With inventory loosening across the county, Hurricane buyers today have more room to negotiate than at any point since 2021 — but rent growth suggests the long-term demand story here isn't slowing down. Compare it against neighboring La Verkin and Toquerville for even more affordable entry points, or see how the whole county stacks up on our Washington County roundup.
Thinking about buying, selling, or investing in Hurricane or anywhere in the St. George corridor? Aurora Serrano works this market daily and can walk you through current inventory and realistic offer strategy — text her directly at 435-256-5584 or get an instant estimate at auroraserrano.com/home-value.
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Aurora Serrano is a top St. George REALTOR® with Abundant Real Estate Group (Keller Williams). She helps buyers and sellers across Washington County — St. George, Washington, Hurricane, Ivins, Santa Clara and Cedar City — and offers bilingual (English & Spanish) service and a licensed financial-planning perspective most agents can't match.
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