Garage door cost in St. George, UT
Local estimate from BLS wage data and BEA price levels. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Typical range (1 door)
- $630 – $3,450
- Per door
- $633 – $3,235
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- −8%
- US $2,200
- Rank of 300 metros
- #241
- 1 = most expensive
St. George homeowners pay roughly $630 to $3,450 to replace a garage door at 1 door, or $633 to $3,235 per door (permit not included). Against the US midpoint, St. George is 8% lower. Carpenters earn a median of $22.63 an hour in the St. George area, 22% below the US median of $29.12.
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Estimated cost for 1 door in St. George, UT, standard level
$1,450 to $2,600
About $1,413 to $2,454 per door before permits. Labor is about 26% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $990 | $1,800 |
| Labor | $420 | $650 |
| Permits and fees | $60 | $140 |
| Total | $1,450 | $2,600 |
Cost breakdown for 1 door in St. George, UT
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $390 | $1,400 | $2,400 | 69% |
| Labor | $250 | $540 | $820 | 26% |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $95 | $190 | 5% |
| Total | $630 | $2,050 | $3,450 | 100% |
Why St. George prices look the way they do
Labor is 26% of the midpoint bill here, against 30% nationally. The mix of trades behind this job is carpenters (60%), electricians (20%), general maintenance and repair workers (20%). We weight each trade's local median wage by that share and compare it with the national median. In St. George the blended ratio comes out at 0.82.
On the materials line, the BEA goods price index for the St. George metro is 96.4 (US = 100). The midpoint materials bill for 1 door comes to $1,400, compared with $1,450 at national prices. Permit and inspection fees are scaled by the broader index (97.3) and land at $0 to $190.
Extras that change the St. George total
Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to St. George by the average of the local wage index (0.82) and goods index (0.96), a factor of 0.89. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.
| Add-on | Local range |
|---|---|
| Add a new opener (flat) | $270 – $800 |
Cost by quality level and size in St. George
Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for St. George wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 3 common sizes.
Basic
$630 to $1,750
Basic single door, standard steel panels
Standard
$1,450 to $2,600
Insulated double door with windows
Premium
$2,300 to $3,450
Premium insulated or wood-look door, upgraded hardware
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| single door | $630 – $1,750 | $1,450 – $2,600 | $2,300 – $3,450 |
| double door | $630 – $1,750 | $1,450 – $2,600 | $2,300 – $3,450 |
| two single doors | $1,250 – $3,400 | $2,900 – $5,050 | $4,500 – $6,650 |
When to schedule garage door in St. George
We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for St George (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.
October through May is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in St. George (8 of 12 months). June, July, August and September have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.
St. George gets about 9 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 1 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, February and August (1.4 inches in February). Inside the workable window, April and May are the driest, at 0.7 and 0.3 inches. The station averages about 128 days a year at 90°F or above.
Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precip (in) | For this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 28 | 1.2 | Workable |
| Feb | 59 | 32 | 1.4 | Workable |
| Mar | 68 | 39 | 1.0 | Workable |
| Apr | 75 | 46 | 0.7 | Workable |
| May | 85 | 56 | 0.3 | Workable |
| Jun | 96 | 65 | 0.2 | Hot |
| Jul | 102 | 72 | 0.5 | Hot |
| Aug | 100 | 70 | 1.1 | Hot |
| Sep | 92 | 61 | 0.7 | Hot |
| Oct | 79 | 47 | 0.8 | Workable |
| Nov | 64 | 35 | 0.7 | Workable |
| Dec | 53 | 28 | 0.9 | Workable |
How St. George compares
Of the five closest metros, 1 is cheaper than St. George. Lake Havasu City is the lowest at about $2,000 (midpoint, 1 door), 110 miles away.
| Area | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, UTthis page | $630 – $3,450 | $2,050 | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ110 miles | $630 – $3,400 | $2,000 | −1% |
| Las Vegas, NV110 miles | $700 – $3,650 | $2,200 | +7% |
| Flagstaff, AZ135 miles | $670 – $3,550 | $2,100 | +4% |
| Prescott Valley, AZ190 miles | $660 – $3,550 | $2,100 | +3% |
| Provo, UT190 miles | $660 – $3,550 | $2,100 | +3% |
| Utah (statewide) | $660 – $3,550 | $2,100 | +3% |
| United States | $700 – $3,700 | $2,200 | +8% |
Across 300 US metros, St. George comes in at #241 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $2,700; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $1,850 (midpoints, 1 door). Statewide, St. George is 3% below the Utah figure.
Other Utah metros
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City, UT | 826,210 jobs | $690 – $3,600 | $2,150 | +6% |
| Provo, UT | 304,660 jobs | $660 – $3,550 | $2,100 | +3% |
| Ogden, UT | 271,370 jobs | $650 – $3,500 | $2,050 | +2% |
| Logan, UT | 66,800 jobs | $650 – $3,500 | $2,050 | +2% |
Cities with a workforce like St. George's
Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is St. George against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City, FL | 90,610 jobs | $630 – $3,400 | $2,000 | level |
| Medford, OR | 89,060 jobs | $740 – $3,900 | $2,350 | +14% |
| Bellingham, WA | 91,390 jobs | $800 – $4,100 | $2,450 | +21% |
| Florence, SC | 89,060 jobs | $640 – $3,450 | $2,050 | level |
Why two St. George quotes can differ
Permit
Like-for-like replacement often needs no permit. Opening up the wall or adding wiring can.
Door size and style
A standard door with 4-5 rectangular panels is $400-$1,400 before installation; add windows and it's $600-$2,500 (HomeGuide).
Opener
A new opener is a separate line at $300-$900 installed.
Planning more than one job in St. George?
Because every project leans on different trades, St. George's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, window replacement runs −7% and patio door −10%.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached garage | 576 sq ft | $26,300 – $52,700 | −9% |
| Concrete driveway | 600 sq ft | $3,350 – $8,350 | −9% |
| Storm door | 1 door | $310 – $860 | −10% |
| Front door | 1 door | $430 – $2,350 | −8% |
| Window replacement | 10 windows | $4,150 – $14,000 | −7% |
| Patio door | 1 door | $550 – $5,350 | −10% |
Local wages behind the labor line
Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for St. George is 0.82 times the national level.
For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 60%) the local median is $22.63 an hour, which is 22% below the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $19.45 and $28.36 an hour. BLS counts 1,110 of them working in the area, 122.7 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is deeper than average.
Electricians (47-2111), 20% of the weighting: a median of $27.17 an hour, 11% below the US median of $30.38. The middle half of them earn between $22.22 and $35.91 an hour. About 490 work in the metro. That is 54.1 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 48.7 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.
General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 20% of the weighting: a median of $21.25 an hour, 11% below the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $17.52 and $27.59 an hour. About 950 work in the metro. That is 105.0 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 98.4 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.
Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($28.36 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $75. At the 25th percentile ($19.45) it shrinks by about $45. The total moves by 3.8% or 2.1%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.
For context on the local economy, BLS counts 90,500 jobs in the St. George area. That makes it the 219th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.06% of US employment.
| Trade | Weight | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | US median | Ratio | Level used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenters (47-2031) | 60% | $19.45 | $22.63 | $28.36 | $29.12 | 0.78 | metro |
| Electricians (47-2111) | 20% | $22.22 | $27.17 | $35.91 | $30.38 | 0.89 | metro |
| General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071) | 20% | $17.52 | $21.25 | $27.59 | $23.84 | 0.89 | metro |
| Blended | 100% | 0.82 | |||||
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Garage door in St. George: your questions
+How much does it cost to replace a garage door in St. George?
For 1 door, expect $630 to $3,450 in the St. George area. A standard-spec job lands at $1,450 to $2,600. Small jobs usually cost more per door and large ones less.
+What is the price per door for garage door in St. George?
About $633 to $3,235 per door for materials and labor, plus $0 to $190 for the permit if one is needed. The US range is $700 to $3,500.
+Is garage door cheaper in St. George or Lake Havasu City?
Lake Havasu City is 110 miles away. The midpoint for 1 door there is $2,000, which is 1% less than St. George ($2,050). Wage and materials indexes both feed that gap.
+How much of the bill is labor in St. George?
About 26% at the midpoint, or $540 out of $2,050. Materials are 69% and permits 5%. Nationally, labor is 30%.
+What would double door cost in St. George?
$630 to $3,450. Pick a different size in the estimator above to get your own number.
+Does garage door need a permit in St. George?
Often, but rules are set by your city or county building office, so call before you hire. Budget $0 to $190 for fees in the St. George area (our national range of $0 to $200 scaled by the local price level).
+Is St. George expensive for garage door compared with the rest of Utah?
St. George is 3% below the Utah statewide estimate ($2,100 at the midpoint). We cover 5 metros in Utah; see the state page to compare them.
+What do carpenters earn in St. George?
The BLS median is $22.63 an hour in the St. George area, compared with $29.12 nationally. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $19.45 to $28.36.
+What do basic and premium garage door work cost in St. George?
For 1 door, basic work runs $630 to $1,750 and premium work $2,300 to $3,450. Basic means: basic single door, standard steel panels. Premium means: premium insulated or wood-look door, upgraded hardware.
+When is the best time to replace a garage door in St. George?
Based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals, the comfortable months for this kind of work are October through May. April and May are typically the driest of those months. Local contractors' schedules matter as much as the weather, so book early for the busy months.
+What does "add a new opener" add in St. George?
$270 to $800, from a national range scaled by the local wage and goods indexes.
Garage door near St. George
Where these numbers come from
Base prices are national ranges from the sources below. We scale labor by local BLS wages, materials by BEA goods prices and permits by the BEA all-items price level. Full method on the methodology page.
- HomeGuide: How Much Does Garage Door Replacement Cost? (2026) (accessed November 4, 2026)
- HomeGuide: 2026 Building Permit Costs | Fees & Cost Calculator (accessed November 4, 2026)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020