Ence Homes

Brothers Jay and Quentin Ence and their cousin Paul Ence founded Ence Homes in St. George in 1957 — a year when the population of Washington County was somewhere around 11,000 people and the entire idea of a production homebuilder operating south of Cedar City was novel. Sixty-eight years later, Ence is one of the oldest continuously operating residential builders anywhere in Southern Utah, and the company is still family-held. Quentin’s sons Kim, Tracy, and Troy purchased the business from the founders in 1996. Current leadership is Troy, Jon, and Kolby Ence — the third generation. The headquarters at 619 S Bluff Street in St. George is consistent across every public source.

A Builder That Defines the Housing Stock

Drive any subdivision built in St. George between roughly 1980 and 2010 and you are likely driving past Ence-built houses. The company states it has built more than 10,000 homes across its history; that figure is self-reported and not independently audited, but it is consistent with the visible footprint. Production and semi-custom work for master-planned communities across Washington County is the lane.

A Cross-Border Footprint Into Mesquite

Independent Mesquite real-estate sources name Falcon Glenn, Falcon Crest, Shadow Ridge, Trailside, and Sienna Townhomes as Ence-built communities. That makes Ence one of the clearest examples of a Southern Utah builder whose service area runs naturally across the state line into Mesquite — the I-15 corridor genuinely functions as one regional housing market for builders at this scale, even though Mesquite sits in a different state with a different regulatory environment. Some of the Mesquite communities cited are older and may be built out; current activity should be confirmed at listing time.

Energy Star Posture

The marketing leans on energy efficiency and Energy Star–rated construction. Directory write-ups cite Best of State and Energy Star Sustained Excellence recognitions in the mid-2000s. Listings are present on Houzz, Zillow’s home-builder directory, and the St. George Chamber.

Ence in the 435

For the 435 register, Ence is foundational: a multigenerational, locally headquartered production builder whose footprint genuinely shaped the modern St. George housing stock. The company has been here longer than the freeway expansion, longer than the Walmart, longer than the snowbird wave that brought most of its customers. Utah DOPL license number, current annual closings, and the active community list all need to be confirmed at listing — but the entity itself is among the most clearly anchored in the directory.