Multi-Family Homes & Duplexes for Sale in Johnston, IA

Johnston is one of the newest neighbors to the Des Moines Area, sprawling on its northwest corner. “As we focus on housing development, we also need to continue to focus on being a destination as a suburb here in the Des Moines metro,” says Josh Laraby, Economic Development Director for the City of Johnston. “We want to be a part of the bigger metro area while still providing that hometown or small-town feel.” Johnston is also one of a few communities bordering Saylorville Lake, Des Moines’ destination for motorboating and water sports. Camp Dodge, a military training center and headquarters of the Iowa National Guard, has been in the area since 1908. The median home price in Johnston is about $370,000, just below the national average and similar to nearby suburbs like Grimes and Urbandale. “There is some infill, but the majority of growth is outside the existing subdivisions,” Laraby says. “Johnston is primarily single-family, and we have townhomes going in as well. We’ve not seen a multifamily development in quite some time.” The city’s oldest homes were built in the 1970s and 1980s in what is now Central Johnston . Builders carved single-family homes and townhouses into the surrounding