A St. George community
Living in Cottam Bench.
A small, established subdivision up on the Bloomington Hills bench in southeast St. George, built in the 1990s on lots that run larger than almost anything going up today. It is quiet, it is settled, and it rarely has more than a home or two for sale at a time.
I am Scott Buehler, a Southern Utah resident of 20-plus years and a licensed REALTOR and lender. This is the honest version of what a big-lot 1990s home in Bloomington Hills actually offers, and the first thing I will do is make sure we are not confusing Cottam Bench with the other Cottam subdivisions across town.
New to the area? Start with the St. George guide, then come back for the bench.
Current listings
Homes for sale in Cottam Bench.
No active listings today. This bench pocket rarely floats more than a home or two at once, and zero is its most common reading. The next Point Drive filing lands here in the moment the MLS holds it. Prefer to hunt on your own? Open the map search or start from the homepage.
Buying here
Be first in line when one lists.
Cottam is a name St. George reuses, so I match every candidate against this bench's actual Point Drive plat before treating it as yours, one of the quiet values of a daily Washington County MLS habit. Large-lot 1990s living in Bloomington Hills, that is the brief; confirm it and the next verified listing calls you first.
Selling here
Own a home in Cottam Bench?
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Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life on the bench
A quiet, settled corner of Bloomington Hills.
Cottam Bench is one of the small subdivisions that make up Bloomington Hills, the settled residential district on the southeast side of St. George, up on the bench east of River Road and just north of Brigham Road. Homes here front Point Drive, and the whole pocket sits inside the winding street network that gives Bloomington Hills its lived-in, grown-in feel.
It reads differently from the newer builder subdivisions across the valley. The homes went up in the 1990s, the trees have had thirty years to fill in, and the lots are large by St. George standards. What you trade for that is walkability: this is a car-dependent corner, the kind of place where you drive to the grocery store and the errands, and you are fine with that because River Road and the I-15 Brigham Road interchange are both a short run out.
The practical picture is simple. The I-15 Brigham Road interchange at Exit 4 puts the whole region within reach, St. George Regional Hospital is a short run north up River Road, and the airport sits down on the south end. You are buying a settled home on a big lot in an established part of town, not a brand-new floor plan, and for a lot of buyers that is exactly the point.
Bench highlights
What actually sets this pocket apart.
Four things define Cottam Bench, and each one is specific: the large 1990s lots, the settled Bloomington Hills setting, the Exit 4 freeway access, and the Desert Hills school feeder that serves this side of the bench.
Big lots, 1990s homes
County records show a representative Point Drive home on roughly a third of an acre, built in 1993. That is a lot of yard next to today's tighter builder lots, and it is the reason to look here.
Exit 4 freeway access, ~5 min
The I-15 Brigham Road interchange at Exit 4 is about five minutes out, so both ends of the valley and the road toward Arizona are quick to reach.
The Desert Hills school feeder
This side of the bench is assigned to Bloomington Elementary, then the Sunrise Ridge and Desert Hills schools. Confirm your exact address with the district before you rely on it.
A short-supply pocket
Cottam Bench is small, so homes come up one or two at a time. A settled big-lot home can stand out to buyers who have been shopping newer construction all week.
Homes & lots
Established homes on unusually large lots.
Cottam Bench is an established subdivision from the 1990s, and the homes read that way: mostly single-story ramblers, single-family throughout, with attached two-car garages and yards that are generous by current standards. The county record on a representative Point Drive home is a useful benchmark for the pocket, a single-story built in 1993, around 1,586 square feet, on a lot of about 0.38 acres.
Do not read that one record as the ceiling or the floor. It is a snapshot of what the bench was platted for, and homes here vary in size, updates, and condition after three decades of ownership. The through-line is the land: these are big lots, and that changes how you value a home here versus a newer subdivision where the house fills most of the parcel.
Because it is a small pocket with few sales, I do not trust neighborhood averages here. One or two closings cannot draw an honest price line, so I read Cottam Bench against the wider Bloomington Hills resale market and then adjust hard for lot size, updates, and condition. Confirm everything against the live listings, because in a thin pool the right two or three comparables matter more than any average.
In a pocket this small, an average from one or two sales is not a price. The lot and the condition are the whole story.
Parks & outdoors
Neighborhood parks close, big water a short drive out.
Bloomington Hills is a settled residential district rather than a trailhead neighborhood, so the outdoor picture here is city parks close and the marquee Southern Utah recreation a short drive away. Here is the honest tiering, from around the corner to a real day out.
Bloomington Hills North Park
A St. George city park inside the neighborhood, the everyday green space for a walk or letting the kids run. The kind of park you reach without getting on a main road.
The Virgin River Trail
The paved Virgin River Trail runs along the river below the bench and ties into St. George's wider path network, so a longer walk or ride is a short hop down toward River Road.
Sand Hollow & Quail Creek, ~20 min
Head east toward Hurricane and the Sand Hollow and Quail Creek reservoirs open up in about twenty minutes, the closest big water and dunes for boating and off-road days.
Zion National Park, ~45 min
The main Zion gate at Springdale is roughly forty-five minutes northeast, close enough for a spontaneous morning hike and back before the afternoon heat.
The full Southern Utah day-trip map, Snow Canyon and the reserves included, lives in the St. George guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is a car-dependent pocket, so the honest answer is that you drive to almost everything, but nothing is far. Times below are measured from Point Drive; the whole errand loop runs off River Road and Brigham Road.
| The errand | Where it happens | From Point Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Smith's Marketplace, Dinosaur Crossing (Mall & Riverside Dr) | ~6 min |
| Quick stop and fuel | Bloomington Market, 141 W Brigham Road | ~4 min |
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15 at Exit 4, Brigham Road | ~5 min |
| Healthcare | St. George Regional Hospital, 1380 E Medical Center Dr | ~10 min |
| Dinner downtown | Historic Main Street and Ancestor Square | ~12 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~12 min |
| Lake day | Sand Hollow Reservoir | ~20 min |
Farther out, the weekend map opens up fast: Zion's main gate at Springdale is about forty-five minutes northeast, and Las Vegas is roughly two hours down I-15. The full day-trip list is in the St. George guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Cottam Bench is served by the Washington County School District. Based on the current assignment for a Point Drive address, the pocket feeds into Bloomington Elementary (grades K-5) on Man O War Road, then Sunrise Ridge Intermediate (grades 6-7), Desert Hills Middle (grades 8-9), and Desert Hills High (grades 10-12).
Boundaries in a growing district can shift, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district rather than guessing from a map. For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself.
I cover the bigger education picture in the St. George guide.
The three Cottams
Bench, Cove, and Fields are not the same place.
Here is the single most useful thing to get straight before you shop, because it trips up buyers and online estimates alike: St. George has three different subdivisions that carry the Cottam name. They share a name because Cottam is a St. George pioneer family, with two of their historic homes on the Washington County historic register, but they are not the same neighborhood, the same era, or the same price.
Cottam Bench is this page: the established 1990s pocket on large lots up in Bloomington Hills. Cottam Cove is a separate, newer rambler community elsewhere in town, built by a production builder with its own current floor plans. Cottam Fields is separate again. A search that lumps them together will hand you a price that belongs to a different subdivision entirely.
So when a listing or an automated value says "Cottam," I check which one before I do anything else. If you saw a number online that made Cottam Bench look like new construction, odds are you were reading Cottam Cove. Getting the name right is the whole ballgame here.
How to tell them apart in a search
- Check the subdivision field and the street. Cottam Bench homes front Point Drive in Bloomington Hills.
- Check the build era. A 1990s home is almost certainly Cottam Bench; a brand-new rambler is almost certainly not.
- Treat any automated value with suspicion until the subdivision is confirmed, because the three Cottams price differently.
Sources: Washington County subdivision and parcel records, and the Washington County Historical Society register of the Cottam family homes.
What locals know
The details I would slow down and check.
Cottam Bench rewards a buyer who reads the small print: the right subdivision, the lot, the age of the systems, and honest comps. These are the things I would walk a friend through before they get attached to any one address up here.
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Make sure it is the Bench, not the Cove. Three Cottam subdivisions exist in St. George. Confirm the subdivision field and the Point Drive address before you compare it to anything, because the others price on their own terms.
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The lot is the value. These are big parcels for St. George, and on a 1990s home the yard, the setback, and the room to add can matter more than the finish level. Walk the lot, not just the house.
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Budget for 1990s systems. A home built in the early 1990s may be on original or first-replacement roof, HVAC, and water heater. That is normal for the era; I just want you pricing it in with clear eyes and a real inspection.
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Do not trust the online estimate. With so few sales carrying the Cottam Bench name, an automated value leans on the wider Bloomington Hills market. I would rather build the number from real, matched comps.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Cottam Bench
Cottam Bench is a small subdivision in the Bloomington Hills area of southeast St. George, up on the bench east of River Road and near Brigham Road. Homes sit along Point Drive on the 84790 side of town. It is about five minutes to the I-15 Brigham Road interchange at Exit 4 and roughly ten minutes to St. George Regional Hospital.
Established single-family homes built in the 1990s, mostly single-story ramblers on unusually large lots for St. George. The county record on a representative Point Drive home shows a 1993 build on about a third of an acre with an attached two-car garage. Because it is a small, older pocket, homes come up for sale one or two at a time rather than in a builder release.
No. Three different St. George subdivisions carry the Cottam name, after a pioneer family whose homes are on the county historic register. Cottam Bench is the established 1990s pocket in Bloomington Hills. Cottam Cove is a newer rambler community elsewhere in town. Cottam Fields is separate again. It is easy to mix them up in a search, so confirm you are looking at the right one before you compare prices.
Because it is a small pocket with few sales, an average from one or two homes is not a reliable price. Value here tracks the wider Bloomington Hills resale market and turns heavily on lot size, updates, and condition, since the lots are large and the homes date to the 1990s. Treat any single number with caution and confirm against the live listings and recent nearby closings.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Cottam Bench
With only a handful of homes carrying the Cottam Bench name, an online estimate will lean on Bloomington Hills sales that may not match your lot or your updates. Start with the home valuation page and I will pull the closest real comparables, weigh your lot size and condition against them, and give you a number grounded in what has actually closed.
List with me and your home is featured across MovingUtah, on this page, on the St. George hub, and in the featured listings buyers browse on this site. The get featured page walks through exactly how that works.
In a small pocket, timing turns on how little competes with you. When nothing else on the bench is listed, a well-prepared big-lot home can stand out to buyers who are priced out of newer construction. Tell me your timeline and I will give you a straight read on the Bloomington Hills market, not a pitch.
Yes, and it is common here. Timing the two is mostly a sequencing problem, and I cover the playbook in the buy and sell at once guide. Because I am dual-licensed, I can keep the sale, the search, and the financing on one desk.
Thinking about it? Start with your number or see how featuring works.
Keep exploring St. George
Want a closer look at Cottam Bench?
Buying, I will make sure we are looking at the right Cottam, then read a big-lot 1990s home against real Bloomington Hills comps instead of a shaky online estimate. Selling, I will position your home against the closest matched sales and get it in front of the buyers already on this site. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in Cottam Bench
Want to sell your home in Cottam Bench? List it with Scott Buehler and get featured on MovingUtah.
No best-agent claims and no guaranteed-price promises, just honest pricing that starts by confirming the right Cottam subdivision and weighing your lot and condition against matched Bloomington Hills sales.