If you are considering a retirement move, St. George, Utah is a safe, fun place to live.

Washington County and St. George (the city in the heart of Washington County) enjoy a very low crime rate. When it comes to raising children our community, schools, and parents in particular, use strong old fashioned values to guide the children and teenagers. This caring environment produces warm, friendly families who care about their neighbors and neighborhoods.

From June to August St. Georges summers are hot. The summer temperatures start around 104 to 110 throughout the day. There are beautiful temps in the fall and springs, 70s to 80s. Winters are crisp during January and February with hard frosts at night and 50 temperatures daily.

There is an amazing variety of entertainment activities in St. George. For instance we have a 2000 seat outdoor amphitheater(Tuachan Amphitheater) that has a stage back drop of soaring 1000 foot red rock cliffs. These cliffs occasionally are highlighted with natural water falls shortly after a rain fall. Some of the shows that run through summer and fall Productions of Cats, Westside Story, South Pacific, and Peter Pan.

Washington County, where St. George is located, also has a live musical theater in-the-round (St. George Musical Theater), in addition to several first-class restaurants there are two new libraries. There is shopping galore, with most stores being new or nearly new.

Its is obvious that, the agricultural beauty of Southern Utah is excellent. There are multiple National as well as State Parks near. The red rocks of Zion Park, Bryce Canyon and Snow Canyon State Parks are within just a few minutes to a few hours drive of St. George.

The St. George area attracts a lot of retirees. This means that age restricted communities abound. Along with the retirement communities, the builders tend to cater to retirees by building a lot of one story homes with large rooms and small easy to manage yards. "Well-to-do" communities starting at $750,000 are gated.

If you are looking for a great retirement town, St. George, Utah might be the place to move to.