St. Johns, MI housing market
The typical St. Johns home is worth about $295,000, up 5.6% in a year, 11% above the Michigan typical home. Homes typically sell in 47 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how St. Johns compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
St. Johns at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.4 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | St. Johns | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $163,000 | $144,000 |
| 2018 | $173,000 | $155,000 |
| 2019 | $182,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $197,000 | $175,000 |
| 2021 | $219,000 | $194,000 |
| 2022 | $234,000 | $217,000 |
| 2023 | $248,000 | $230,000 |
| 2024 | $260,000 | $241,000 |
| 2025 | $280,000 | $253,000 |
| 2026 | $288,000 | $262,000 |
| August 2026 | $295,000 | $266,000 |
4.3 years of income
The typical St. Johns home costs about 4.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across Michigan (3.7 years).
How St. Johns ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in St. Johns is $1,080 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in St. Johns pay a median of $887, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,430
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (48879; Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.