Historic, Character Home, Garage
1920 Torrington Home Across from Jirdon Park, Built-Ins, 4 Beds — $124,900
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 | 1920 home, 1,872 sqft, 4 beds, built-ins, park-facing, attached garage, deck |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | 1920 build, no system dates given; cosmetic/unknown state, not as-is listed |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 8 | $67/sqft vs $100/sqft zip median — 33% below; 8 comps, directional signal |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 7 | $124,900 vs $249,892 median — approximately 50% below zip median |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 8 | DOM 40 avg vs 19 here; sale-to-list 93.8%, 45.4% price drops — clear buyer's market |
At $67 a square foot, this is half what comparable homes in the zip code are selling for. That number is the first thing worth understanding. In a market where the median sale price sits around $250,000, a four-bedroom house with original built-ins and 1,872 square feet is listed at $124,900. That gap is wide enough that you have to ask why, and the honest answer is that the listing gives you almost nothing on condition. No system dates. No mention of the roof, the furnace, the plumbing. Built in 1920 and silent on updates. That is the risk you are buying with the discount.
What you can see: it is a 1.5-story house on a large lot directly across from Jirdon Park. The main level has a dining room, a living room with built-ins, and access to a backyard deck. Two bedrooms are upstairs, two are presumably on the main floor. There is an attached one-car garage. The built-ins are the kind of detail that 1920 houses sometimes held onto and newer construction never bothered with, and they look good from what the listing shows.
The park-facing location is genuinely nice. You get a green view without maintaining it yourself. For a family, that matters, especially with kids who need somewhere to go outside.
The condition is the honest question mark here. A house this age with no disclosed updates and no as-is designation could be fine, or it could be carrying decades of deferred work behind walls that look presentable. The price absorbs some of that risk, but you would want a thorough inspection before you got comfortable with the number.
What the price makes possible is a four-bedroom house in a buyer's market, at a per-square-foot cost that leaves real room in the budget for whatever you find. If the bones hold up, this is a lot of house for under $125,000, with original character that a newer build at this price point would never have.
