Ideal Community

For the past several years, St. John has ranked high in the county for single-family home starts, coming in second to neighboring Crown Point. A desire to retreat from big city stresses, a desire to live in a community where one can be known and make a difference, as well as a safer environment for raising children all contribute to the appeal of the St. John area. Single- family new homes comprise 96% of the town’s new construction, with the remaining 4% reflected in paired cottages, condominiums, commercial and industrial buildings. St. John has the best of both worlds. While it exists within the sphere of nearby metropolitan areas, it has the capacity to create a micropolitan center of its own.

County: Lake County, organized in 1837 County Size: 497 square miles (1287 sq/km) St. John Vital Statistics: Area is 6.7 sq. miles Median age 38.6 Average household/family size is 2.99/3.24 Housing in St. John: 96.5% owner occupied. The average sales price for an existing home is $341,600. Most new homes range from $213,000 to $899,000. Tax Rates: in St. John $2.98880 per $100 value; in Hanover Township $3.81650 per $100 value Population History: 4,921 in 1990 9,975 in 2004 8,382 in 2000 13,642 in 2006

Distance & Direction to Major Cities: Chicago, IL (NW) Indianapolis, IN Detroit, MI (NE)   24 miles 165 miles 250 miles Nearest city with population 50,000+ is Hammond, IN - distance 11.3 miles Nearest city with population 200,000+ is Chicago, IL - distance 30.5 miles Nearest cities: Schererville, IN Dyer, IN Cedar Lake, IN Griffith, IN Highland, IN Crown Point, IN 3.6 miles 4.3 miles 6.2 miles 6.7 miles 7.1 miles 8 miles