A typical Johnstown home is worth roughly $303,000
What kind of housing town is Johnstown?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
84% of Johnstown households own their home
Half of Johnstown’s homes were built before 1984.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A typical home costs 3.1 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Johnstown home, with $75K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060 a month here, $790 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Johnstown’s typical property tax (1.05% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060
Renters already here pay a median of $791, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Barron County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Johnstown vs. its neighbors
Johnstown is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown | $303K* | — | $1,060 | — | $98,750 |
| Crystal Lake | $242K* | — | $1,060 | — | $83,750 |
| Beaver | $281K* | −5.6%† | $1,010 | — | $78,750 |
| McKinley | — | +16.1%† | $1,060 | — | $54,821 |
| Georgetown | $303K* | +2.1%† | $1,120 | 6 | $77,308 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Johnstown buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.