ZIP 84770 · St. George, UT

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 84770: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Utah governments, the Utah State Board of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 84770?
84770 is served by the State of Utah, Washington County, Washington County School District and the City of St. George. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Utah spent $32.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Washington County spent $303 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Washington County School District spent $465 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of St. George spent $112 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 84770?
Of the governments serving 84770, Washington County School District collected $200 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Washington County collected $57.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and City of St. George collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 84770.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Washington County, St. George and Washington County School District

Why not this year? Utah governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Utah State Board of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 84770

Washington County School District$200 million

40% of its $504 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Washington County$57.4 million

19% of its $301 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

City of St. George$15.3 million

6.6% of its $231 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Washington County

$303 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

County taxes51%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)15%Fines and other6.0%Local tax money4.7%Federal tax money3.5%
Full Washington County breakdown

What stands out

21%

of Washington County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes51%

Other taxes
21%$62.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$62.2 million
  • Other licenses$619 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$57.4 million
Sales tax
11%$32.4 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$45.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$21.5 million
  • Other service charges$8.8 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Parking$82 thousand
  • Water$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.5%$10.6 million

State tax money20%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
20%$60.5 million

Local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.7%$14.0 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$14.2 million
Fines
1.2%$3.7 million
Washington County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Health and hospitals14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

17%

of Washington County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Full Washington County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$104 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$83.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$67.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$48.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.8 million
  • Fire protection$954 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$766 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$52.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42.6 million
  • Libraries$9.5 million
Health and hospitals
14%$41.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$22.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$18.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Water supply$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$12.1 million
  • Public transit$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$3.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$952 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$949 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$27 thousand
Washington County page →

Your city

City of St. George

$112 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 41% of this ZIP is in St. George.

Where the money comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)28%Fines and other17%Federal tax money11%State tax money6.9%
Full St. George breakdown

What stands out

19%

of St. George's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes38%

Sales tax
19%$43.4 million
Other taxes
12%$28.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$9.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$513 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$15.3 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$64.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 6 more
  • Sewer$21.8 million
  • Other service charges$15.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$15.0 million
  • Garbage collection$8.6 million
  • Airport$3.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$353 thousand
  • Housing$186 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$24.7 million

State tax money6.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.9%$16.0 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$37.6 million
Fines
0.6%$1.4 million
St. George page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

35%

of St. George's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Full St. George breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$39.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$31.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$445 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$31.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.1 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$20.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$14.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.6 million
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$783 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$783 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$692 thousand
St. George page →

Your schools

Washington County School District

$465 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Utah State Board of Education.

Where the money comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes40%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money4.9%Fees for services2.2%
Full Washington County School District breakdown

School district taxes40%

Property tax
40%$200 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$11.1 million

Federal tax money4.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.9%$25.0 million

State tax money48%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
48%$241 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$27.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$45 thousand
Washington County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.6%
Full Washington County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$439 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.6%$25.8 million
Washington County School District page →

Your state

State of Utah

$32.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes42%Federal tax money26%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)24%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

24%

of Utah's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Utah breakdown

State taxes42%

Individual income tax
18%$5.72 billion
Sales tax
14%$4.63 billion
Other taxes
5.1%$1.64 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 12 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$643 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$315 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$224 million
  • Tobacco taxes$104 million
  • Severance taxes$97.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$65.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$61.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$34.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$31.9 million
  • Driver's licenses$31.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$18.9 million
  • Other licenses$7.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million
  • Corporation licenses$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
4.5%$1.45 billion

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$7.78 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 11 more
  • Hospital bills$3.76 billion
  • College tuition$2.49 billion
  • Other service charges$619 million
  • Liquor stores$494 million
  • University housing and dining$344 million
  • Parks and recreation$40.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$15.7 million
  • Housing$7.8 million
  • Garbage collection$4.7 million
  • Road charges$2.5 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.0 million
  • Other education charges$95 thousand
  • Airport$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
26%$8.46 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$5.2 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$2.43 billion
Fines
<0.1%$14.2 million
Utah page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges24%Social services21%Sent to local governments19%Health and hospitals13%Running the government and other costs7.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

13%

of Utah's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Utah breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
24%$8.04 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.77 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$727 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$442 million
  • Other education$102 million
Social services
21%$6.94 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$6.87 billion
  • Welfare institutions$48.0 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$13.2 million
  • Veterans' services$6.4 million
Sent to local governments
19%$6.31 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 11 more
  • Sent to school districts$6.09 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$81.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$44.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$37.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$15.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$12.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$10.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$6.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$3.6 million
  • Sent to the federal government$2.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$226 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$4.34 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.60 billion
  • Public health$736 million
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$2.52 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$902 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$796 million
  • Government buildings$571 million
  • Other government administration$125 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$2.02 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.00 billion
  • Airports$11.9 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$1.27 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$407 million
  • Courts and legal services$314 million
  • Police$270 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$160 million
  • Inspections and regulation$121 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$508 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$508 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$364 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
  • Liquor stores$359 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$231 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$165 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$125 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$118 million
  • Libraries$7.1 million
Utah page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Utah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Washington County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Washington County School District. Utah State Board of Education, Annual Financial Report (AFR) summary, governmental funds, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of St. George. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

How these figures are counted. Utah school district figures are governmental-fund revenue and spending from an Utah government's fiscal year 2025 Annual Financial Report to the Utah State Board of Education (July 2024 to June 2025). They leave out food-service and other enterprise funds and all transfers, bond proceeds and other financing. Spending is shown as schools and colleges (everything but debt) and debt payments.

Debt. Debt payments include principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.