A St. George community
Living in Stone Cliff.
A guard-gated community on a bluff above the Little Valley area of southeast St. George, built one custom home at a time since the mid-1990s. County plat records trace the first phase to 1995, with new phases still being recorded as recently as 2019.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20+ years in Southern Utah, and this page is the honest version of what the bluff offers, what it costs, and what I would check before you buy or sell up here.
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Current listings
Homes for sale in Stone Cliff.
Fed straight from the MLS and limited to homes inside the community: new Stone Cliff listings appear here the day they list, and sold homes drop off. Because every home is a custom build, read each listing on its own terms rather than by a neighborhood average.
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Life on the bluff
What a day up here looks like.
Stone Cliff sits on a bluff above the Little Valley area of southeast St. George, reached by climbing Stone Cliff Drive up off the River Road corridor. Because every lot here was terraced into the hillside for a view, mornings tend to start with the light hitting Pine Valley Mountain across the valley before it reaches the streets below.
The gate is quiet most of the day, just a guard and the occasional runner. Down the hill, the River Road shopping corridor and the St. George Regional Hospital campus are both a short drive, and Utah Tech University is a few minutes past that. St. George Regional Airport sits close by in the same Little Valley area, on the south side of the bluff.
It is genuinely a different pace than the flatter subdivisions closer to downtown. You are up and away from the center of town, but the drive down to anything you need stays short, which is the trade this community has always sold.
Bluff highlights
What sets this bluff apart.
Six things distinguish Stone Cliff from the rest of southeast St. George, and each one is specific: a full-time guarded gate, county-recorded plats dating to 1995, custom-only construction, a neighboring luxury community, close airport access, and a hillside grade that shapes every floor plan up here.
A full-time guarded gate
Stone Cliff has a staffed entry around the clock, and the streets beyond it are private. Few St. George communities can say the same.
County plats back to 1995
Washington County subdivision records show the first Stone Cliff phase recorded in April 1995. Later phases were recorded as recently as 2019, showing steady, ongoing build-out rather than a single production run.
Custom-only construction
There is no production floor plan here. Every home was designed for its own terraced lot, which is why no two houses on the bluff look alike.
The Boulders next door
Stone Cliff's closest neighboring community is the Boulders, another established custom-home area on the same stretch of bluff. Buyers up here often cross-shop the two.
St. George Regional Airport, close by
The airport sits in the same Little Valley area as Stone Cliff, which matters if you fly frequently or are relocating from out of state.
A hillside grade that shapes the homes
Because Stone Cliff climbs a bluff, lots step down the slope rather than sitting flat, which is why walkout basements and tiered yards are common here.
Homes & lots
Custom homes on custom lots.
Stone Cliff's first phase was recorded with Washington County in April 1995, and the community has filled in steadily since, with later phases recorded in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and as recently as 2019. That span alone tells you this was never a single production run. Every home was built for its own terraced lot, so architectural styles vary widely and no two floor plans repeat.
Because the grade falls away toward the valley, many lots lend themselves to daylight and walkout basements, and view orientation toward Pine Valley Mountain or the city below tends to drive the floor plan more than any single style. A separate recorded plat for Stone Cliff townhomes exists from 1998, so the community also includes an attached-home component alongside the single-family estates, though the detached custom homes are what most buyers mean when they ask about Stone Cliff today.
Recent sales activity has generally landed well above the St. George citywide median, with most closings well into seven figures. Because the community is built almost entirely of one-off custom homes and sales are infrequent, a single closing can move any "typical price" figure more than it would in a production subdivision. Confirm current pricing against the live listings rather than any published average.
On a terraced bluff, the lot dictates the home. No two parcels sit the same way on the slope.
Trails & outdoors
The valley floor is a short drive down.
Stone Cliff itself is a residential bluff, not a trail hub, so the honest picture is what is a short drive away rather than what starts at your own gate. Here is the tiering, from closest rec area to the bigger day-trip destinations most St. George buyers already know.
Confluence Park, ~10 min
Down in Bloomington Hills where the Santa Clara and Virgin Rivers meet, Confluence Park has river-side paths and picnic areas and is the closest formal park to the bluff.
Bloomington Petroglyph Park, ~15 min
A short drive southwest, this small park protects Southern Paiute rock art along a quarter-mile loop, an easy stop rather than a workout.
Bearclaw Poppy Trail, ~18 min
Over in Bloomington, this is one of the region's well-known mountain-bike trails, with a beginner-friendly stretch near the Bloomington trailhead.
Pioneer Park, ~15 min
On the north side of downtown, Pioneer Park's red-rock outcrops and short scrambles are one of St. George's most-visited close-in recreation spots.
Distances are estimated from Stone Cliff Drive using straight-line mapping plus a conservative allowance for the bluff's road grade. The wider outdoor picture for St. George, 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 up there." The short version: Stone Cliff Drive feeds down to River Road in a few minutes, and from there the rest of St. George opens up. Times are measured from Stone Cliff Drive and are conservative single estimates, not ranges.
| The errand | Where it happens | From Stone Cliff |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | River Road corridor, Bloomington Hills | ~7 min |
| Healthcare | Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, Medical Center Dr | ~10 min |
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15, Veterans Memorial Highway | ~10 min |
| Campus and events | Utah Tech University | ~10 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~10 min |
| Downtown dining | Historic Downtown St. George | ~15 min |
| Neighboring community | The Boulders | ~3 min |
Farther out, Snow Canyon State Park and Zion National Park's south entrance are both roughly 30 to 40 minutes depending on route, and Las Vegas is about two hours down I-15. The full day-trip map lives in the St. George guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Stone Cliff is part of the Washington County School District, in the Crimson View Elementary (grades K-5) boundary. Crimson View is one of the district's split-feeder schools, meaning its students continue on to either the Crimson Cliffs cone (Washington Fields Intermediate, Crimson Cliffs Middle, Crimson Cliffs High) or the Desert Hills cone (Sunrise Ridge Intermediate, Desert Hills Middle, Desert Hills High), depending on the specific sub-boundary within the elementary's area.
Because the middle and high school assignment can differ by street even within the Crimson View boundary, confirm the current assignment for any specific address directly with the district rather than assuming one cone. For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself. Utah Tech University is about 10 minutes from the bluff.
I cover the bigger education picture in the St. George guide.
Three decades on the bluff
A build-out you can trace phase by phase.
Most St. George communities you shop today were built out over five or ten years. Stone Cliff is different, and the county's own recording history proves it: Phase 1 was recorded in April 1995, Phase 2 followed in 1997, and a separate townhome plat was recorded in 1998. Then the record goes quiet for over a decade before later phases pick back up in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, with a clubhouse parcel recorded as late as 2021.
That gap and restart matters for a buyer walking the streets today. A 1996 custom home and a 2019 custom home can sit two doors apart, built to completely different construction standards and design tastes twenty-plus years apart, even though both carry the same community name. I do not treat a "Stone Cliff home" as one product. I ask which phase, and roughly which era, before I compare it to anything else on the bluff.
For a buyer, that means the inspection and the comps both deserve extra care: an older custom home up here may need a fresh look at mechanicals and roofing even if the view and the lot are exactly what you want. For a seller, it means your comp set should lean toward homes from a similar build era and phase, not just anything inside the gate.
What I check before I compare a Stone Cliff home to another
- Which phase the parcel was platted in, since that roughly dates the construction era.
- Whether the home is an original 1990s custom build or a newer build on a later-platted lot.
- How the specific lot was terraced, and where water moves off the slope in a hard rain.
- Whether the comp I am using is from the same phase and roughly the same era, not just anything inside the gate.
Phase and recording dates sourced from Washington County GIS subdivision plat records. This is general guidance, not a construction or condition assessment. Have any home you are serious about inspected regardless of build era.
What locals know
Notes from up the bluff.
No listing photo tells you this part. After more than 20 years in Southern Utah, here is what I would tell a friend before they get attached to any one address up here.
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The gate is the feature. A full-time guard station changes the experience of the whole community, from how deliveries work to how quiet the streets stay.
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Ask the build year before you fall for the view. With plats spanning 1995 to 2019, two homes on the same street can be decades apart in construction. Confirm the actual build year, not just the community name.
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Walk it before deciding which orientation you want. Because lots step down the hillside, view direction, sun exposure, and grade all shift from one parcel to the next. What works for a neighbor's lot may not work for yours.
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Sales are thin, so patience matters both ways. Custom-home inventory here is limited most of the year. Buyers should expect a longer search, and sellers should expect a longer marketing window than a production subdivision.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Stone Cliff
Stone Cliff sits on a bluff above the Little Valley area of southeast St. George, reached off Stone Cliff Drive. County plat records show the community was first recorded in 1995 and has continued building out in phases since, most recently in 2019. It is a short climb up from the River Road corridor, with the Boulders as its closest neighboring community.
Custom single-family homes on hillside lots, built from the mid-1990s through today, with new custom builds still going in on the community's later phases. Because each home was designed for its own parcel, floor plans and architectural styles vary, and many take advantage of the slope for walkout basements and view-oriented living areas.
Stone Cliff falls in the Washington County School District's Crimson View Elementary boundary. Crimson View is one of the district's split-feeder schools, meaning it can feed either the Crimson Cliffs or the Desert Hills cone depending on the sub-boundary. Confirm the specific middle and high school assignment for any address with the district before you rely on it.
Yes. Stone Cliff has a full-time guarded entry, which sets it apart from most St. George subdivisions. Residents and their guests check in through the gate, and the streets beyond it are private.
Because every home is a custom build on a view lot, the range is wide, but recent activity has generally landed well above the St. George median, with most sales well into seven figures. Prices move and sales are infrequent up here, so treat that as a starting point and confirm against the live listings.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Stone Cliff
Custom homes on view lots are the hardest thing for automated valuation models to price. The view, the lot, the finish level, and the most recent comparable sale up here matter more than a formula can capture. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent Stone Cliff 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.
Stone Cliff is one of St. George's established luxury addresses, and inventory up here is almost always thin. A well-presented custom home with strong views draws attention when little else in this price bracket is available. Tell me your timeline and I will give you a straight read, not a pitch.
Yes, and it is common for homeowners moving between custom properties. 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.
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Want a closer look at Stone Cliff?
Buying, I can pull the current listings and tell you honestly which phase and which streets fit what you are after. Selling, I will position your home against the right comp set instead of the whole community. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in Stone Cliff
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