Hidden Gem, Acreage
Fully Furnished Year-Round Home on Half an Acre in Jackman — $149,000
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 6 | Half-acre lot, 2BR+bonus room, shed, fully furnished turnkey; 820 sqft limits merit |
| Condition | 25% | 8 | 2006 build, described excellent condition, move-in ready with furnishings included |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 6 | Listing $182/sqft vs zip median $191/sqft — roughly at parity; 6 thin comps |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 3 | At $149K vs $299K median, but zip median likely reflects acreage/camp sales |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 64 median, sale-to-list 100%, 23.3% price drops — mild buyer signal |
Everything in the house comes with it. Furniture, contents, the whole setup. You walk in and it's already a home, which matters more than it sounds when the nearest big box store is a long drive from Jackman. That's the practical version of what "fully furnished" means up here.
The house itself is small. 820 square feet, two bedrooms, one bath, built in 2006. The construction is recent enough that you're dealing with modern systems rather than a century of patch jobs. The condition is described as excellent, and nothing in the listing suggests otherwise. There's a bonus room that could work as a third bedroom or an office, which stretches the floor plan a bit beyond what the square footage implies. A utility shed on the half-acre lot handles the overflow that a small house never quite has room for.
That half-acre is worth paying attention to. In a market where a lot of what sells in the Jackman zip code is acreage and camp property, a half-acre lot on Main Street with a year-round house for $149,000 is a different kind of purchase than it might look on paper. The zip median sits around $299,000, but that number is pulled by camp sales and land. This house is priced roughly at the per-square-foot median for the area, which puts it at parity rather than at a discount.
Jackman sits near the Quebec border in western Maine. It draws snowmobilers, hunters, paddlers, and hikers across all four seasons. A year-round house with storage, a shed, and room to land your gear at the end of a day outside has a clear purpose in that context.
The house has been on the market about 64 days, which is close to the local median. About a quarter of listings in this zip have had price drops, so there's some softness in the market. Whether this one moves depends on how many people are looking for something this specific: small, finished, furnished, and ready to use.
820 square feet is tight for a full-time family. For two people, a weekend base, or a rental, it fits the math better.
