A St. George community
Living in Riverstone.
A seven-phase Ence Homes subdivision in the Bloomington area of southern St. George, recorded in Washington County's plat records between November 2013 and September 2016. Riverstone borders the Sun River community, a short drive from I-15 Exit 2, on the south end of the city.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20+ years in Southern Utah, and this page is the honest version of what this pocket of St. George offers, what the record shows, and what I would check before you buy or sell here.
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Current listings
Homes for sale in Riverstone.
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Life on the south end
What a day on this end of town looks like.
Riverstone is a plat Ence Homes recorded and built out across seven phases in the Bloomington area of southern St. George, starting in November 2013 and finishing in September 2016. Washington County's GIS records place every recorded phase inside the STG municipal boundary, and the subdivision sits next to the Sun River community, which carries its own separate recorded plat in the same county records.
Being on this end of the city changes the daily math. I-15 Exit 2 at Southern Parkway is the same interchange that serves Sun River, and it is the last St. George exit before the freeway continues south toward Hurricane, Arizona, and Nevada. The Virgin River corridor runs a few minutes to the north and east, with a paved trail access point at Bloomington Park on Man O' War Road.
The neighborhood itself reads as one consistent build era rather than a patchwork. Because all seven phases went in within about a three-year window, you are not comparing 1990s construction against something built last year. The variation street to street comes down to lot position, updates, and how close a given phase sits to the Sun River boundary.
Riverstone highlights
What sets the south end apart, specifically.
Six things are true of Riverstone and worth naming directly: one builder across all seven phases, a shared boundary with Sun River, quick freeway access, a paved river trail nearby, one consistent build era, and a neighborhood elementary within a short drive for many streets.
One builder, seven phases
Ence Homes recorded and built all seven Riverstone phases between November 2013 and September 2016, per Washington County GIS plat records. One builder across the whole plat keeps construction quality and layout consistent street to street.
Sun River is the neighbor
County GIS records show Sun River as its own separately recorded subdivision bordering Riverstone. Sun River's golf club and community amenities sit close by, without Riverstone itself being part of that separate development.
I-15 Exit 2 nearby
The Southern Parkway interchange, the same exit that serves Sun River, is the last St. George exit before I-15 continues south. That keeps this end of the city within quick reach of the freeway.
The Virgin River corridor is close
The Virgin River Trail's southern access sits at Bloomington Park on Man O' War Road, part of a paved trail network that runs for miles along the river.
One build era, not a patchwork
Every home here dates to 2013-2016. You are not weighing 1990s construction against last year's build, which makes comparing homes inside Riverstone more straightforward than in a mixed-era subdivision.
Bloomington Elementary nearby
The Washington County School District lists Bloomington Elementary as the neighborhood elementary for the Bloomington area, grades K-5. Confirm the exact assignment for any specific address with the district.
Homes & lots
The homes, by the record.
Riverstone is a single-family detached subdivision built by Ence Homes. County plat records show seven recorded phases between November 2013 and September 2016, all within the STG (St. George) municipal boundary. Independent builder listings describe the homes as mostly single-story ranch designs, generally in the high 1,600s to low 2,200s square feet, with three-car garages common. Lot sizes and finish vary street to street across the seven phases, consistent with a plat built out over roughly three years.
I do not have a reliable current median price to publish on this page. Recorded sale prices move with the market and with each home's finish level and updates since its original build, so I would rather send you to the live listings below and run current comps directly than repeat a number that could already be stale.
Trails & outdoors
The river trail is the closest draw.
Riverstone sits close to the southern reach of the Virgin River Trail, St. George's paved multi-use trail network that runs along the river for miles. The trail's southern access point is at Bloomington Park on Man O' War Road, a city park with a paved parking lot and accessible parking spaces. From there the trail connects north through Bloomington and into the wider city trail network.
For red-rock hiking and mountain biking rather than a paved river path, the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve trailheads off River Road are the next step out, a longer drive north from this end of town. Sun River's golf course sits along the shared boundary as well, a private amenity of that separate community rather than something Riverstone residents belong to by default.
Virgin River Trail, southern access
Paved trailhead and parking at Bloomington Park on Man O' War Road, connecting north along the river through St. George's trail network.
Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
Trailheads off River Road to the north offer hiking and mountain biking in protected red-rock terrain, a longer drive from this end of the city.
Trail facts: AllTrails and TrailLink listings for the Virgin River Trail, and the City of St. George's Bloomington Park page. The wider outdoor picture, Snow Canyon and Zion included, is in the St. George guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything from down here." Times are measured from inside the Riverstone plat near the Sun River boundary, using the real road route rather than a straight line, and are conservative single estimates.
| The errand | Where it happens | From the neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Smith's Marketplace, 4582 S Pioneer Rd, Sun River | ~6 min |
| Hospital | St. George Regional Hospital, 1380 E Medical Center Dr | ~13 min |
| Freeway access | I-15 at Exit 2, Southern Parkway | ~5 min |
| Trail access | Bloomington Park, Man O' War Rd | ~7 min |
| Downtown St. George | Ancestor Square | ~15 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~16 min |
Being at the southern edge of the city means the drive south opens up fast too, toward Hurricane, Arizona, and Nevada via I-15 and Southern Parkway. The full day-trip map lives in the St. George guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Riverstone is served by the Washington County School District. The district's official feeder-school chart lists Bloomington Elementary (grades K-5) as the elementary for the Bloomington area, and names it explicitly as a crossover school between two cones. From Bloomington Elementary, students continue either to Tonaquint Intermediate (grades 6-7), Dixie Middle (grades 8-9), and Dixie High (grades 10-12), or to Sunrise Ridge Intermediate (grades 6-7), Desert Hills Middle (grades 8-9), and Desert Hills High (grades 10-12), depending on the specific street.
A separate school, Bloomington Hills Elementary, also serves part of southern St. George and feeds only the Desert Hills cone. The district adjusted several southern St. George elementary boundaries for the 2026-2027 school year. Because of that, and because Riverstone sits near more than one attendance area, confirm the current assignment for any specific address directly with the district rather than assuming from this page. For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself. Utah Tech University is about fifteen minutes north in the center of St. George.
I cover the bigger education picture, including Utah Tech, in the St. George guide.
Seven phases, one plat
What the county's plat record actually shows.
I pulled the Washington County GIS subdivision records for Riverstone directly rather than repeat a secondhand number, and the plat history is more specific than "built around 2017." The county recorded seven separate Riverstone phases: Phase 1 in November 2013, Phase 2 and Phase 3 in early 2014, Phase 4 in November 2014, Phase 5 in October 2015, and Phases 6 and 7 in March and September 2016. Every phase sits inside the STG municipal boundary and carries the SUB_CODE "RIV" in the county's records.
That three-year build-out matters for a buyer or seller for a practical reason. A phase recorded in 2013 and one recorded in 2016 are still close in age, but not identical, and the parcels closest to the Sun River boundary sit at a different edge of the plat than those closer to the rest of Riverstone. When I compare homes here, I check which recorded phase a specific address falls in before I treat two listings as the same product.
| Phase | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | November 2013 |
| Phase 2 | January 2014 |
| Phase 3 | February 2014 |
| Phase 4 | November 2014 |
| Phase 5 | October 2015 |
| Phase 6 | March 2016 |
| Phase 7 | September 2016 |
Source: Washington County GIS Subdivisions and Subdivision Phases map services, Riverstone plat records (SUB_CODE RIV), queried directly against the county's ArcGIS REST service.
What locals know
Notes from the south end.
No listing photo tells you this part. After more than 20 years in Southern Utah, here is what I would tell a friend about this pocket of St. George.
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You beat the traffic home. Coming from Hurricane, Arizona, or Nevada, Riverstone is one of the first St. George neighborhoods you reach off I-15 Exit 2. Everyone else heading further into town is still on the road while you are already close to your street.
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Ask which phase, not just which street. A home recorded in Phase 1 (2013) and one from Phase 7 (2016) are both "original construction," but they are not the same age. I check the phase before I compare two listings side by side.
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Sun River is a neighbor, not a shared amenity. The golf course and community center next door belong to that separate development. Riverstone owners do not get automatic access just because the boundaries touch.
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Confirm the school cone before you assume it. Bloomington Elementary is a genuine crossover school between the Dixie and Desert Hills feeder chains, and a second nearby school, Bloomington Hills Elementary, feeds only one of those chains. Do not guess; call the district.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Riverstone
Riverstone is a recorded subdivision in the Bloomington area of southern St. George, next to the Sun River community. Washington County's GIS records place every Riverstone phase inside the STG municipal boundary, and I-15 Exit 2 at Southern Parkway, the interchange that also serves Sun River, sits close by.
Riverstone is a single-family detached subdivision built by Ence Homes across seven recorded phases between November 2013 and September 2016. Homes run mostly single-story, generally in the high 1,600s to low 2,200s square feet, with three-car garages common. It reads as one consistent build era rather than a mix of old and new.
Riverstone is in the Washington County School District. The Bloomington area's neighborhood elementary is Bloomington Elementary (K-5), which the district's own feeder chart lists as a crossover school feeding either Tonaquint Intermediate and Dixie Middle toward Dixie High, or Sunrise Ridge Intermediate and Desert Hills Middle toward Desert Hills High. Confirm the exact assignment for any specific address with the district before you count on it.
Yes. The Virgin River Trail's southern trailhead is at Bloomington Park on Man O' War Road, a paved multi-use path that runs for miles along the river. The Red Cliffs Desert Reserve trailheads off River Road are a longer drive north.
Because the subdivision is a single consistent product built across 2013 to 2016, pricing tracks size, finish level, and updates more than product type. I do not have a reliable current median to publish here since values move, so treat any number you see elsewhere as unverified and confirm against the live listings below.
No. Sun River is a separate subdivision with its own recorded plat in Washington County's records. Riverstone borders it, but they are different subdivisions with different builders and different histories.
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Selling in Riverstone
Because Riverstone is a small, single-builder subdivision, recent sales inside it are real comps, not a rough neighborhood guess. The main variables are which of the seven recorded phases a home falls in, lot position, garage size, and whether the home has been updated since its original build.
List it 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.
I start with live MLS comps from inside Riverstone, check which recorded phase the home falls in, then adjust for lot position, updates, garage size, and proximity to the Sun River boundary. A tight, single-builder subdivision like this rewards careful comps more than a loose neighborhood average does.
Yes, but on a purchase I take one role only, never both. I can work as your real estate agent or as your lender, and the role is disclosed before we move forward.
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