Bathroom remodel cost in St. George and Southern Utah

How much does a bathroom remodel cost in St. George?

Most bathroom remodels in St. George and across Southern Utah plan out in one of four ranges. Freshening up a bath runs roughly $5,000 to $15,000. Rebuilding it in place runs roughly $18,000 to $45,000. Trading a tub for a walk in shower usually lands near $3,000 to $15,000, and an upscale primary bath starts around $45,000 and can pass $85,000. These come from published 2025 and 2026 studies, not quotes.

• Refresh ($5,000 to $15,000): New vanity, toilet, faucets, lights and paint, while the shower stays. Houzz's 2025 median for a minor bath project was $9,000, or $5,000 for rooms smaller than 100 square feet¹.
• Full remodel ($18,000 to $45,000): The tub or shower gets rebuilt with tile, and the vanity, toilet and flooring are all replaced without moving walls. Houzz put the median major bath remodel at $25,000, or $18,000 for rooms smaller than 100 square feet¹.
• Walk in shower ($3,000 to $15,000): The tub comes out and a shower goes in its place, from a prefab kit to custom tile. A custom curbless shower can reach $20,000 or more².
• Upscale ($45,000 to $85,000 and up): A roomier primary bath with a custom tiled shower, a double vanity and a freestanding tub, and fixtures sometimes move. In Houzz's study, the top 10% of major bath projects came in around $70,000¹.

There's one St. George specific figure out there, and it's thin. An archived 2025 copy of an Angi and HomeAdvisor page for St. George bathroom remodelers showed an average of $10,714 and a typical range of $5,000 to $15,500, with no date or sample size shown³. That lines up with the refresh level, not a full remodel.

Why bathroom costs here lean on the Mountain region

No national survey publishes bathroom renovation cost data for St. George or Cedar City. The Cost vs Value report from the Journal of Light Construction comes closest. Its Mountain region includes Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, the two covered cities nearest to Southern Utah⁴.

For bathrooms, those two cities split. Las Vegas bath jobs price about 7% to 11% under the national average, while Salt Lake City runs about 5% to 9% over⁵⁶. The Mountain region figure falls between them on every bath project, so it's the middle number this guide uses, with the two cities as bookends.

What each report project includes

• Midrange: a 5 by 7 foot bath where all the fixtures are replaced, including a 30 by 60 inch tub with a ceramic tile surround, a standard toilet, a solid surface vanity top and a tile floor⁷.
• Universal design: the same small room made wheelchair friendly, with a zero threshold entry, a 36 inch door, a curbless tiled walk in shower with a fold out seat, a comfort height toilet and a heated floor⁸.
• Upscale: an existing 35 square foot bath expanded to 100 square feet within the home's footprint. All fixtures get relocated, and it adds a frameless glass shower 42 inches square, two sinks, a freestanding soaking tub and in floor heat⁹.

Walk in shower and tub to shower conversion costs

A walk in shower usually costs about $5,000 to $11,000, with an $8,000 national average in Fixr's data². Swapping a tub for a shower can cost less. Fixr's average conversion is $4,000, and most land from $1,200 to $10,000¹⁰. For most St. George and Cedar City jobs, plan on about $3,000 to $15,000.

Why such a spread? A prefab acrylic unit is the low end. Fixr pegs one at materials of $2,000 to $3,000 and roughly $1,000 of labor, and it can be done in as little as 2 days. Custom tile, glass and a built in bench push toward the top, and a custom job can take 1 to 2 weeks or more¹⁰.

Pulling out an old tub can also uncover water damage or worn plumbing that has to be fixed first, which adds cost¹⁰. A good estimate tells you how that will be handled if it comes up.

Showers are winning in remodels. Houzz's 2026 bathroom study found tubs removed in 26% of projects, and in 79% of those the freed up space went to a larger shower¹. See the walk in showers page for styles, curb choices and what the work involves.

Grab bars, curbless entries and aging in place

More than 1 in 5 Washington County residents is 65 or older¹³, so many St. George bathroom remodels plan ahead for aging in place. The add ons are small next to the cost of the shower itself:

• Grab bars: about $85 to $300 each installed, and about $248 for a typical stainless L shaped bar¹⁴. HomeGuide says most people add 2 to 4¹⁵.
• Shower bench: about $100 to $500¹⁰.
• Frameless glass door: about $900 to $2,300¹⁰.
• Curbless entry: Fixr says going curbless doesn't usually add much², while Angi notes it needs a custom shower pan at around $2,500¹².
• Comfort height toilet: we didn't find a price for these on their own. General toilet installation runs about $250 to $800, and Fixr says taller 17 to 19 inch models usually cost more¹⁶.

These choices are common. Among Houzz renovators planning for aging in place, 63% added grab bars, 56% chose nonslip flooring, 55% put in a low curb shower and 32% went curbless¹. AARP found that 75% of adults 50 and older want to stay in their home as long as possible, and 72% of those planning changes want a bathroom upgrade such as grab bars or nonslip tile¹⁷.

The CDC reports that more than 1 in 4 people 65 and older falls each year¹⁸. For grab bar height, the ADA standard for public buildings calls for 33 to 36 inches above the floor. It doesn't apply to private homes, but it's a handy reference to bring up with your remodeler¹⁹.

For a fully accessible bathroom, look at the universal design package in the table above. It averaged $37,511 in Las Vegas and $46,148 in Salt Lake City, which puts it between a full and an upscale remodel⁵⁶.

What moves the price of a bathroom renovation

In Southern Utah, the biggest price movers in a bathroom are whether the shower gets rebuilt, how much tile goes in and whether the plumbing moves. Here's what to watch:

• Shower work. Houzz counts a remodel as major once the shower is upgraded, and the median jumps from $9,000 for minor work to $25,000¹.
• Moving fixtures. Shifting a toilet, sink or drain means new plumbing runs and often a permit. The upscale Cost vs Value bath, which moves every fixture, averages $79,492 in the Mountain region⁵.
• Room size. Baths of 100 square feet or more had a $30,000 median for a major remodel, against $18,000 for smaller rooms¹. Fixr's rough rule of thumb is about $120 per square foot²⁰.
• Finishes. Large format tile, frameless glass, a thermostatic valve and a stone vanity top each nudge the price up.
• Home age. The typical Washington County home was built in 2003¹³, but about 23% of Iron County homes went up before 1980²¹. In homes built before 1978, paid contractors who disturb paint have to follow Utah's lead safe rules²².
• Who does the work. Utah caps unlicensed remodeling at jobs under $7,000 all in, and plumbing or electrical systems need a contractor licensed in that trade²³. You can check any license on the state lookup²⁴.
• Going over budget. 37% of Houzz renovators overspent in 2025. Higher than planned prices for products and services topped the list of reasons²⁵.

Small, guest and primary bathroom costs

A small guest bath in Southern Utah can often be updated for under $10,000, while a major remodel of a big primary bath often runs $30,000 or more, going by national Houzz medians²⁵¹.

Houzz numbers are medians that homeowners report themselves, and they include do it yourself jobs²⁵. That's one reason some of them run lower than the Cost vs Value figures. Expect a full remodel by a licensed pro to sit closer to the middle or top of these ranges.

How long a bathroom remodel takes

A Southern Utah bathroom remodel usually takes somewhere between 2 and 12 weeks, and plenty of jobs are done inside 2 to 4 weeks, per Fixr²⁰. A prefab tub to shower swap can be the quickest job of all, sometimes about 2 days¹⁰.

The planning stage is often the long part. Houzz users said they spent an average of 8.4 months planning a primary bath and 4.8 months on the work itself²⁵. Those are self reported averages, and some people did the work themselves. Picking tile, glass and the vanity early helps keep things moving.

About 1 in 10 Washington County homes is held for seasonal or occasional use¹³. If yours is a part time home, a bath remodel can often fit between visits. Ask the remodeler how they'll keep you posted while you're away.

Paying for a bathroom remodel

Most people pay for a bathroom from savings. In Houzz's survey of 2025 projects, 84% of renovators used savings, though people could give more than one answer. Bigger projects lean more on home loans. Among projects costing $50,000 to $200,000, 23% were paid partly with a secured home loan²⁵.

• Home equity loan: the full amount up front, typically with a fixed rate²⁶.
• HELOC: borrow as you go up to a limit, usually at a variable rate, with your home as security²⁷.
• Cash out refinance: a larger new mortgage replaces the old one, and you take the difference in cash²⁶.

Will a bathroom remodel raise your resale value in Southern Utah?

A midrange bathroom remodel earned back between about 59% and 86% of its cost in the two closest Cost vs Value markets in 2025: 85.8% in Las Vegas and 58.6% in Salt Lake City⁵⁶.

In both nearby cities, the accessible universal design bath earned back a bigger share than the upscale one. NAR's 2025 report put a bathroom renovation at about 50% of cost recovered, but owners rated the finished room 9.8 out of 10 for joy²⁸.

One caution for walk in showers: Fixr notes that most buyers look for at least one tub, so removing a home's only tub could hurt its value¹⁰. If another bathroom keeps a tub, that concern is much smaller.

Get a real number for your bathroom

Southern Utah Kitchen Remodel is a free referral service and doesn't remodel anything itself. Your request is handed to one independent remodeler, licensed and active with the state of Utah, who works in St. George, the rest of Washington County and Cedar City. The remodeler looks at your bathroom and gives you a written estimate, with no cost or obligation. Read the bathroom remodeling guide, the kitchen remodel cost guide or how the referral works.