Acreage, Finished Basement
Canton Acre Lot with Covered Porch, Deck, and Basement — $130,000
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 7 | 1-acre lot, deck, covered porch, eat-in kitchen, basement; small sqft limits score |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | No system dates, no renovation history; "potential and ready" is vague filler language |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 6 | Listing $145/sqft vs zip median ~$100/sqft — 45% above median (thin, 7 comps) |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | $130K vs $129,444 median — essentially at median, minimal discount |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | 34.5% price drops is a buyer signal; DOM 25, sale-to-list 96.4% — mild buyer lean |
The acre lot is the story here. For a house this size — 898 square feet, three bedrooms, one bath — the outdoor space does a lot of work. There's a covered front porch, a back deck with sliding glass doors off the eat-in kitchen, and more than an acre of backyard behind it. That's a real amount of land for a house at this price point, and it changes what life here looks like day to day.
Inside, the footprint is small. 898 square feet across three bedrooms and one bath means the rooms are tight. The eat-in kitchen seems to be doing double duty as the main gathering space, which is common in a house this size. The sliding glass doors that open to the deck are a nice detail — they pull the outside in and make the kitchen feel bigger than the square footage would suggest. But you should go in knowing the house is compact, and the layout will ask something of whoever lives there.
The basement is unfinished. No system dates are listed, no renovation history. The listing describes the house as "full of potential and ready for its next owner," which tells you almost nothing about the actual condition of the mechanicals, the roof, or anything else you'd want to know before writing a check. Budget for an inspection and plan for unknowns.
On price: $130,000 is essentially the market median for this area, and the per-square-foot number runs about 45 percent above the zip code median. There are only seven comps, so that comparison has some noise in it, but the price still carries a bit of a premium for the size. The market in Canton is leaning slightly toward buyers right now, with more than a third of listings taking price cuts, so there may be room to negotiate.
What you're really paying for is the land and the outdoor setup. If you want a manageable house with room to garden, add on, keep animals, or just have space around you, the acre does that. The house itself will need attention, but the lot gives you something to grow into.
