Housing · John Day
John Day, OR housing market
The typical John Day home is worth about $271,000, about the same as a year ago, 45% below the Oregon typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how John Day compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
John Day at a glance
Typical home value
$271K
▲ 0.3% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | John Day | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $141,000 | $313,000 |
| 2018 | $150,000 | $337,000 |
| 2019 | $162,000 | $354,000 |
| 2020 | $172,000 | $369,000 |
| 2021 | $191,000 | $411,000 |
| 2022 | $234,000 | $480,000 |
| 2023 | $250,000 | $490,000 |
| 2024 | $253,000 | $495,000 |
| 2025 | $264,000 | $504,000 |
| 2026 | $271,000 | $500,000 |
| August 2026 | $271,000 | $496,000 |
Affordability
4.7 years of income
The typical John Day home costs about 4.7 years of the town's median household income, less than across Oregon (6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
50.8%
Oregon: 63.3%
Median tax bill
$1,551
Oregon: $3,876
Median rent
$910
Oregon: $1,525
Typical home built
1959
Oregon: 1981
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
On the market
Recent listings in John Day
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.