The story of this market
The typical home in St. John District, U.S. Virgin Islands sells for about $1,250,000, or $558 per square foot.
Prices are down 8.25% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 114 days to sell, which is slow.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.1%
USA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
St. John District, U.S. Virgin Islands
The St. John real estate market is characterized by high-end luxury demand and limited inventory, leading to elevated median prices. While sales volume has fluctuated, the market remains stable with a focus on premium properties. High insurance costs and geographic constraints continue to influence buyer behavior.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 5.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 180 days on market with 15.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.0% · poverty 15.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
St. John District, U.S. Virgin Islands — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 12.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
The island faces significant hurricane and wind exposure, necessitating robust property insurance coverage which is a critical factor in local real estate costs.
The economy is heavily anchored by tourism and the Virgin Islands National Park, with development momentum focused on luxury residential and hospitality sectors.
Property taxes are assessed by the USVI government based on a percentage of the assessed value, with specific exemptions available for homesteads.
St. John is renowned for the Virgin Islands National Park, which covers two-thirds of the island, offering extensive hiking trails, pristine beaches, and world-class snorkeling.
The rental market is extremely tight with very low inventory, often driven by the high demand for short-term vacation rentals.
The economy is almost entirely dependent on tourism, hospitality, and the service industry supporting the national park and visitors.
Transportation is primarily via ferry services connecting to St. Thomas, with local travel relying on private vehicles and taxis.
Property insurance is a significant and often challenging expense due to the high risk of hurricane damage in the Caribbean.
- Coral World Ocean Park4.48.9 mi
- Tree Limin' Extreme Zipline St. Thomas4.914.4 mi
- The Westin St. Thomas Beach Resort & Spa4.112.8 mi
- Bolongo Bay Beach Resort4.411.1 mi
- The Beach Bar4.64.5 mi
- Magens Point Bar and Grill4.312.9 mi
- Iggies Beach Bar4.311.2 mi
- Coral World Ocean Park4.48.9 mi
- Skyride to Paradise Point4.412.5 mi
- Bolongo Bay Beach Resort4.411.1 mi
- Drake's Seat4.813.1 mi
- Charlotte Amalie Overlook4.812.9 mi
- Coral World Ocean Park4.48.9 mi
- Bluebeard's Castle4.212.9 mi
- Fort Christian4.413.2 mi
- Pirates Treasure Museum4.612.5 mi
- Annaberg Sugar Plantation4.71.8 mi
- Virgin Islands National Park4.81.5 mi
- Phantasea Tropical Botanical Garden4.813.9 mi
- J.R. O'Neal Botanical Gardens4.39.3 mi
- Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park4.49.5 mi
- Emancipation Garden4.413.3 mi
- Cruz Bay Ferry Dock4.54.4 mi
- Crown Bay Marina4.514.7 mi
- Yacht Haven Grande4.512.6 mi
- Nanny Cay Resort & Marina4.57.5 mi
- Compass Point Marina4.49.2 mi
- Northside Grind4.812.3 mi
- Havensight Mall4.312.6 mi
- Yacht Haven Grande4.512.6 mi
- Moe's Fresh Market Waterfront4.413.6 mi
- Crown Bay Center4.314.9 mi
- Cyril E. King Airport3.315.9 mi
- Terrance B. Lettsome Airport3.614.6 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Covers two-thirds of the island, providing protected beaches, historic ruins, and extensive hiking trails.
Famous for its underwater snorkeling trail and pristine white sands, serving as a major tourist anchor.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ACS estimates for St. John.