Renovated, Updated HVAC, Historic
1940 Huntington One-Story with New HVAC, Electrical, and Sewer — $57,500
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 | 1940 one-story, 1292 sqft, 3BR/1BA, fenced yard, front porch, eat-in kitchen |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Three major systems updated — HVAC 2025, electrical panel, sewer lines; cosmetics remain |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 10 | $44/sqft vs $125 zip median — 65% below; thin 6-comp data but directionally strong |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $57.5K vs $164,952 zip median — 65% below median sale price |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | Sale-to-list 95.2%, price drops 35.5%, DOM 32 — mild buyer's advantage |
The price is the first thing. At $57,500, this is 65% below the median sale price in the zip code, and $44 a square foot against a local median of $125. For Huntington, that gap is wide enough to make you look twice.
What you're looking at is a 1940 one-story on Jefferson Ave — 1,292 square feet, three bedrooms, one bath. Small but workable for the right person or family. The layout has a living room with a ceiling fan, an eat-in kitchen, a laundry and utility room, and a primary bedroom the agent called "generously sized," which I'll trust at face value. The front porch faces the street. The backyard is fenced in wood and the lot is level.
Here's what makes this more than a fixer with a low number: three major systems have already been done. New HVAC in 2025. Updated 200-amp electrical panel. New sewer lines from the street to the house. Those are the expensive, invisible, unglamorous things that most buyers either inherit as problems or pay to fix after closing. Whoever comes in next gets to skip that conversation.
What's left is cosmetic. The agent says "bring your personal touches," which is the polite way of saying the inside needs updating. That's the accurate read. Paint, floors, fixtures, kitchen finishes — budget for it. The bones of the infrastructure work is done; the surface work is yours to do.
The market here is running with a mild buyer's advantage. Thirty-five percent of listings have taken price drops, average days on market is 32, and homes close around 95% of list. You're buying in with some leverage, and you're buying in at a price where the cost of cosmetic renovation still leaves you well below what comparable homes are selling for.
Three bedrooms in a fenced yard with a porch and three fresh systems for under sixty thousand dollars. That's a home someone can actually live in while they work on it, or a rental that pencils without much imagination.
