Character Home, Garage, Historic
1937 Jacksonville Bungalow with Big Kitchen, Garage Rec Room, and Porch — $121,900
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 7 | 1937 bungalow, columned porch, large kitchen, garage with patio, fenced yard |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Roof/siding/windows all updated 2013; fresh floors; described as turn-key |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 5 | Listing $141/sqft vs zip median $118/sqft — 19% above median (thin: 8 comps) |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | $121,900 vs $158,931 median — 23% below median; decent gap |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 32 median, sale-to-list 97.7%, price drops 23.3% — mild buyer lean |
The front porch is the first thing that gets you. It's 14 by 7, covered, with columns, and it faces the street in the way old bungalows were meant to. Built in 1937, this house has the proportions and the bones of a neighborhood that was already old before most American suburbs were drawn up.
At 864 square feet, it's a small house. Two bedrooms, one bathroom, a cellar. But the kitchen is 20 by 13, which is a genuine surprise for something this size. It fits a dining area and a sitting area with room left over to decide what you want to do with the rest of it. Medium oak cabinets. The layout opens up where most kitchens this vintage would close in. That's a real thing here, and it changes how the house lives.
The living room runs 15 by 13 with fresh floors and replacement windows that went in 2013. That same year, the roof was replaced, vinyl siding went on, gutters and soffits were updated. The house is eighty-seven years old and someone put real money into the envelope a decade ago. It shows.
The garage is where the previous owners got creative. It's technically 1.5 cars, 18 by 22, and they converted it into a rec room instead of parking in it. Whether you keep that going or reclaim it as a garage is yours to figure out. Attached to it is a covered patio, 22 by 12, built the same year the other updates went in. That patio backs to a fenced yard that's 60 by 164 feet deep. Plenty of room for kids, dogs, a garden, or just having the kind of outdoor space that doesn't feel borrowed.
The price sits 19 percent above the per-square-foot median for the zip, which is the honest tension here. You're paying a small premium per foot for a small house. About a quarter of listings in this market have taken a price drop, so there's some room to have a conversation.
What you get for $121,900 is an updated, well-maintained 1937 bungalow with a kitchen twice the size you'd expect, a usable backyard, and a covered porch worth sitting on.
