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St. Johns, AZ Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

St. Johns, AZ Housing Market Trends

With a population of 3,398, 800 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $194,917, house prices in St. Johns are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Johns, accounting for 47.17% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Johns include mobile homes or trailers ( 45.22%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 4.06%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.55%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in St. Johns. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 78.15% of St. Johns's homes, and 61.28% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in St. Johns built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in St. Johns built between 2000 and later ( 31.53%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 8.96%). There's also some housing in St. Johns built before 1939 ( 2.20%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in St. Johns. Fully 32.38% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant St. Johns homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding St. Johns real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

St. Johns Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, St. Johns has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. St. Johns real estate appreciated 135.71% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.95%, putting St. Johns in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, St. Johns definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, St. Johns appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, St. Johns's appreciation rate has been 3.18%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in St. Johns were at -1.36%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -5.33%.

Notably, St. Johns's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Arizona, our data show that St. Johns's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Arizona.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$194,917

St. Johns, AZ Home Prices
> $1,433,000
$1,075,001 - $1,433,000
$716,001 - $1,075,000
$573,001 - $716,000
$430,001 - $573,000
$287,001 - $430,000
$143,001 - $287,000
$72,001 - $143,000
$0 - $72,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.2%
1.2%
4.4%
4.4%
6.5%
6.5%
15.4%
15.4%
42.0%
42.0%
16.7%
16.7%
13.8%
13.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Arizona

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

800

St. Johns Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,603 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
78.1%
78.1%
21.9%
21.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
32.4%
32.4%
67.6%
67.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
31.5%
31.5%
57.3%
57.3%
9.0%
9.0%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
47.2%
47.2%
0.0%
0.0%
3.6%
3.6%
4.1%
4.1%
45.2%
45.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
5.1%
5.1%
9.3%
9.3%
20.1%
20.1%
35.7%
35.7%
25.6%
25.6%
4.2%
4.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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