A St. George community
Living in Franklin Place.
Franklin Place sits on S Franklin Circle in St. George's Little Valley area, tucked into the city's southeast corner between the Bloomington Hills bench and St. George Regional Airport. It is a small, quiet cul-de-sac plat carrying larger executive-size homes on generous lots, the kind of quarter-acre-plus ground Little Valley became known for.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20+ years in Southern Utah. Little Valley started as agricultural and equestrian ground, and while it has filled in a great deal, the larger lots and slower pace still set it apart from the tighter subdivisions closer to the freeway. Here is the honest version of what Franklin Place offers.
New to the area? Start with the St. George guide, then come back for the neighborhood.
Current listings
Homes for sale in Franklin Place.
No active listings today. Franklin Place is a single small cul-de-sac in Little Valley, so there is rarely more than a handful of homes to draw from at once. Watch this space anyway. A listing lands here the day it hits the MLS. Prefer to hunt on your own? Open the map search or start from the homepage.
Buying here
Be first in line when one lists.
S Franklin Circle is a single cul-de-sac inside Little Valley, and its quarter-acre-plus lots free up so seldom that most searches never see one active. Mine does, through the Washington County MLS every day; declare your interest and the next opening on the circle is yours to consider first.
Selling here
Own a home in Franklin Place?
Buyers check this exact page hoping to find your street. When you are ready, list it with me and get featured on MovingUtah. Start with an honest read on what your home is worth.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life in Little Valley
A quiet circle in the city's southeast corner.
Franklin Place is a recorded subdivision built around S Franklin Circle, a single cul-de-sac street in the Little Valley area of southeast St. George. The plat was recorded in two phases, in 2006 and again in 2008, and the "Place" suffix reflects what it is on the ground: a short, self-contained street rather than a sprawling multi-phase development with its own entry monument and amenity package.
Little Valley itself is worth understanding before you judge any one street in it. The area started out agricultural and equestrian, laid out for people who wanted horse and livestock room without crowding a neighbor. It has filled in substantially since, but the DNA still shows in the lot sizes. Franklin Circle's homes sit on ground that is noticeably larger than what you find in St. George's tighter, newer subdivisions closer to the freeway.
Because it is one street, Franklin Place does not have its own park or clubhouse. What it has is proximity: Little Valley's public recreation fields and the rest of the neighborhood's amenities sit a short drive away, and the city grid beyond it is easy to reach without threading through a maze of connector streets first.
Neighborhood highlights
What sets this corner of town apart.
Four things define Franklin Place and the Little Valley streets around it: bigger lots than most of St. George, a public recreation complex close by, the airport corridor's own freeway access, and a build era that runs mostly through the 2000s and 2010s.
Lot sizes above the St. George norm
Franklin Circle homes generally sit on a quarter acre or more, a legacy of Little Valley's agricultural and equestrian roots. That is meaningfully more ground than most in-town subdivisions offer.
The Fields at Little Valley nearby
The city's Little Valley recreation complex on Horseman Park Drive, with sports fields and a dedicated pickleball complex, sits a short drive from Franklin Circle.
Southern Parkway access
The southeast quadrant of St. George reaches I-15 by way of Exit 2 and the SR-7 Southern Parkway, the same route that serves St. George Regional Airport, rather than the more congested exits closer to downtown.
A 2000s-and-2010s build era
Recorded in 2006 and expanded in 2008, Franklin Place carries larger executive-style homes from that era rather than the production-builder tract product going in on St. George's newer fringes.
Homes & lots
Larger homes, larger ground.
Franklin Place is a small plat, one circle of homes rather than a multi-phase subdivision, so the search here will always be thin. That is not a flaw, it is the nature of the street. What it does offer is size: recorded homes on Franklin Circle run into the thousands of square feet, several bedrooms and multiple bathrooms, on lots generally a quarter acre or larger, which is above what most St. George subdivisions built in the same era offer.
The build era matters here too. Phase 1 recorded in 2006 and Phase 2 followed in 2008, so most of the homes on the street date to the mid-to-late 2000s and into the 2010s, with the larger, more custom-feeling floor plans that era tended to produce compared to today's tighter production lots.
With so few doors on the street, a single sale or listing can move the picture quickly. I would rather pull the live comps for you than quote a stale number here.
A one-street subdivision does not give you thirty comps. It gives you a handful of honest ones, and that is enough if you read them right.
Trails & outdoors
Recreation grounded in the neighborhood.
Franklin Place is not a trailhead neighborhood, but Little Valley's own recreation complex is close, and the wider Bloomington and Green Valley trail network is a short drive west.
The Fields at Little Valley
St. George's Little Valley recreation complex on Horseman Park Drive carries sports fields and the dedicated Little Valley Pickleball Complex, a short drive from Franklin Circle.
Bearclaw Poppy Trail system
The BLM's Bearclaw Poppy mountain-bike and hiking network, reached from trailheads in Bloomington and Green Valley, sits west across the Bloomington Hills bench.
Sources: the BLM's Bearclaw Poppy Trail System page and St. George city recreation listings for the Little Valley Fields. The wider outdoor picture is in the St. George guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
Little Valley sits a bit apart from St. George's dense retail core, so a few things run a little farther than in-town neighborhoods. Times below are measured from S Franklin Circle.
| The errand | Where it happens | From Franklin Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Smith's Marketplace, S Pioneer Road, SunRiver area | ~10 min |
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15 at Exit 2, SR-7 Southern Parkway | ~10 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~10 min |
| Healthcare | St. George Regional Hospital, Medical Center Drive | ~15 min |
| Recreation | The Fields at Little Valley, Horseman Park Drive | ~5 min |
Farther out, downtown St. George and the Ancestor Square dining district sit across town to the northwest, and Zion National Park's south entrance is roughly 45 minutes east. The full day-trip map lives in the St. George guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Franklin Place is in the Washington County School District. The Little Valley area is generally assigned to Little Valley Elementary (grades K-5), then Sunrise Ridge Intermediate (grades 6-7), Desert Hills Middle School (grades 8-9), and Desert Hills High School (grades 10-12), following the district's four-tier structure.
Boundaries can shift as the southeast side of St. George continues to grow, 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 Little Valley difference
Room to spread out, not just a smaller subdivision.
The thing to understand about Franklin Place is not really the street itself, it is the area around it. Little Valley grew up as agricultural and equestrian ground, laid out for people who wanted horse and livestock room without living on top of a neighbor. Much of that character has given way to residential growth over the past two decades, but the lot sizes never fully caught up to the rest of St. George's infill pattern, and some nearby parcels still carry horse allowances.
Franklin Place is a direct product of that history. It is not a large-lot equestrian estate, but its quarter-acre-plus lots and larger, more custom-feeling homes reflect the same instinct: more room between houses, more room around each one. That is a meaningfully different proposition than the tract-style subdivisions filling in St. George's western and northern edges on smaller lots.
The trade-off is distance. Little Valley sits at the southeast edge of the city, closer to the airport corridor than to the downtown core, so a buyer weighing Franklin Place against a more central St. George address should weigh the extra room against the extra drive.
What locals know
Notes from a Southern Utah agent.
Franklin Place is small enough that the standard neighborhood playbook does not quite apply. Here is what I would tell a friend before they got attached to this street.
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One street means a thin comp set. With only one circle of homes, I pull the sold history rather than trust a neighborhood average, because a single recent sale can swing the picture.
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Lot size is the real value driver. Two homes with similar square footage on Franklin Circle can carry different values once you factor in lot size and how the property sits on it.
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Little Valley reads differently than central St. George. Buyers coming from a more urban search sometimes need a minute to recalibrate to the slower, larger-lot feel out here before they can judge value fairly.
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Patience pays on a street this small. If the one or two active homes are not right, waiting for the next listing is a legitimate strategy, and knowing the street ahead of time is an advantage when it hits.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Franklin Place
Franklin Place is a recorded subdivision in St. George's Little Valley area, in the southeast part of the city. The plat centers on S Franklin Circle, a cul-de-sac street, which is typical of the shorter, quieter layouts the "Place" suffix tends to signal in St. George naming conventions.
Franklin Place is built out with larger detached single-family homes on generous lots, consistent with Little Valley's semi-rural character. Recorded homes on Franklin Circle run into the thousands of square feet on quarter-acre-plus lots, with a build era mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. Confirm the current mix against the live MLS before you compare a specific home.
Franklin Place is in the Washington County School District, generally assigned to Little Valley Elementary (grades K-5), Sunrise Ridge Intermediate (grades 6-7), Desert Hills Middle School (grades 8-9), and Desert Hills High School (grades 10-12). Boundaries can shift, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district.
Pricing moves with the broader Little Valley and St. George market, and with the size and condition of the specific home. Given the larger lots and square footage typical of Franklin Circle, expect these homes to price above the St. George median. The best way to get a current number is to look at what is active and what has sold recently. I can pull that for you anytime.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Franklin Place
Values in Little Valley move with the individual home, its lot size, and what has sold nearby on Franklin Circle and the surrounding streets. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent Franklin Place sales, no obligation.
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.
It depends on what is on the market in Little Valley right now. Larger executive-style homes like the ones on Franklin Circle tend to draw a narrower, more patient buyer pool than entry-level product, so timing and presentation matter more. Tell me your timeline and I will give you a straight read, not a pitch.
Yes, and it is a common move in St. George. 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 Franklin Place?
Buying, I can pull the current listings and give you an honest read on lot size, condition, and how the street compares to the rest of Little Valley. Selling, I will give you a straight number and a plan to get your home featured in front of the buyers already on this site. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in Franklin Place
Want to sell your home in Franklin Place? List it with Scott Buehler and get featured on MovingUtah.
No best-agent claims and no guaranteed-price promises, just honest pricing that accounts for lot size and condition before it ever names a number.