In 2009, St. John ranked 48th among CNN's top 100 places to live in the United States.

[7] In 2014, St. John was ranked as the 4th safest place in Indiana by Movoto Real Estate.

[11] An interactive display of the Passion of Christ, it contains 40 life-size statues depicting the time from the Agony in the Garden all the way to the Resurrection.

[citation needed] The Francis P. Keilman House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

There were 5,201 housing units at an average density of 456.6 per square mile (176.3/km2).

13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 2,847 housing units at an average density of 423.4 per square mile (163.5/km2).

11.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Three of the ten Lake Central schools are located in Saint John.