What is the median home value in John Day, OR?

Name: Home values in John Day, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in John Day, OR is $212,100 (±$33,195), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In John Day, the median home value went from $119,500 in 2015–2019 to $212,100 in 2020–2024 (+77.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $212,100 (±$33,195)
Owner-occupied homes: 399 (±84)
Most common range: $150,000 to $199,999

Home values in John Day

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	John Day	Grant County	Oregon	United States
Less than $50,000	7.3% (±5.1 points)	6.7%	4.0%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	5.0% (±6.6 points)	5.7%	2.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	9.8% (±6.1 points)	15.3%	2.1%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	23.8% (±9.6 points)	15.1%	2.4%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	21.6% (±10.9 points)	16.8%	8.8%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	23.6% (±9.8 points)	14.2%	34.8%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	5.0% (±4.0 points)	19.4%	38.8%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	4.0% (±4.8 points)	6.8%	6.8%	7.1%

The most common range is $150,000 to $199,999, 23.8% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

John Day against Grant County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	John Day	Grant County	Oregon	United States
Median home value	$212,100 (±$33,195)	$229,700 (±$21,475)	$477,600 (±$1,400)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	399 (±84)	2,643 (±152)	1,087,983 (±7,824)	84,210,142

In John Day, the median home value is not measurably different from Grant County ($229,700).

It is also lower than in Oregon ($477,600).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Grant County, John Day ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 263 of 297.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in John Day have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$119,500 (±$12,724)	$212,100 (±$33,195)	+77.5%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,050 (±$81)	$1,135 (±$197)	+8.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,569 (±$182)	$1,551 (±$419)	−1.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near John Day

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with John Day
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
John Day	—	$212,100 (±$33,195)	—
Canyon City	1.8 mi	$200,700 (±$53,053)	Not measurably different
Mount Vernon	7.7 mi	$143,000 (±$23,523)	Lower
Prairie City	13 mi	$205,900 (±$25,894)	Not measurably different
Seneca	20 mi	$156,300 (±$28,687)	Lower
Long Creek	22 mi	$100,000 (±$48,357)	Lower
Dayville	29 mi	$220,300 (±$22,633)	Not measurably different
Monument	36 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—
Spray	50 mi	$269,400 (±$44,048)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Vernon, OR ($143,000), Seneca, OR ($156,300), Long Creek, OR ($100,000).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Spray, OR ($269,400).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Monument	$2,000,000 or more
2	Dayville	$220,300 (±$22,633)
3	John Day	$212,100 (±$33,195)
4	Prairie City	$205,900 (±$25,894)
5	Canyon City	$200,700 (±$53,053)
6	Seneca	$156,300 (±$28,687)
7	Mount Vernon	$143,000 (±$23,523)
8	Long Creek	$100,000 (±$48,357)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about John Day

What is the average home value in John Day, OR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $212,100 (±$33,195) for owner-occupied homes in John Day (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in John Day gone up?

In John Day, the median home value went from $119,500 in 2015–2019 to $212,100 in 2020–2024 (+77.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in John Day sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for John Day city, Oregon (place:37550, in state:41).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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