Living in Hurricane Village

Mornings in Hurricane Village start with the basics, like a run to Lin's Fresh Market on State Street with coffee in hand. To the north, the Virgin River Gorge catches the first light. The community sits on flat ground near Hurricane Elementary, so a walk to the park with the dog takes a few minutes, with no hills to climb before breakfast.

By midday you can see why central Hurricane works: everything you need is within about five minutes. The post office, the hardware store, City Hall, and the Hurricane Recreation Center are all a short drive or a bike ride away. If you work from home, you can eat lunch at a picnic table in Hurricane City Park and be back at your desk before a meeting starts.

Evenings are quiet, the way a brand-new community is: fresh pavement, young landscaping still filling in, and the noise of the day fading out. When you want the water, Sand Hollow Reservoir and Quail Creek are each about 12 minutes away, one southwest and one northwest. A new home in a central location is what Hurricane Village offers.

Hurricane Village is a new-construction community from builder Seabright Homes, next to Hurricane Elementary on the central-west side of town. The homes are patio homes and townhomes on low-maintenance lots. The builder releases them in phases, a few at a time, so a lot you like this month may not be there next month. Everything is new, so you choose the finishes and systems up front instead of inheriting someone else's.

Floor plans generally run from around 1,100 to just over 2,000 square feet, with two to five bedrooms, and most have two or three car garages. The builder landscapes the yards, so you skip the years it takes to grow in a yard from scratch. The streets are new pavement, and the landscaping across the community is still young and growing in.

In a new-construction community, prices follow what the builder is selling right now, and the plans and lots for sale change from week to week. Compare the base price with the options list, walk the actual lot and not just the model, and have your own agent representing you. A newly built home still deserves an inspection, and I'll tell you where to look closely.

Hurricane Village is served by the Washington County School District. For elementary school, the two K-5 options on this side of town are Hurricane Elementary (948 W 325 N) and Three Falls Elementary (789 S 700 W). Students then go on to Hurricane Intermediate (grades 6-7), Hurricane Middle (grades 8-9), and Hurricane High (grades 10-12). All three are inside the city limits, a short drive or bus ride away. Valley Academy is a K-8 charter school alternative in Hurricane. For college and trade training, Utah Tech University and Dixie Technical College are in St. George, about twenty-five minutes south. The district is actively changing which schools serve which streets as the area grows. For any home you are serious about, check the current school with the district. For outside school data, GreatSchools and Niche both publish numbers you can weigh yourself.