Historic, Farmhouse, Acreage
1920 Bainbridge Farmhouse, 2557 Sq Ft on 2 Acres — $129,900
7
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 8 | 1920 home, 2557 sqft, 4 beds, ~2 acres — hits acreage floor and size bonus |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Metal roof, new windows, fiberglass oil tank named; inspection offered — not as-is |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | $51/sqft vs zip median $118/sqft — 57% below; thin data but strong directional signal |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $129,900 vs $173,449 median — ~25% below zip median |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | 43.5% price drops is a strong buyer signal; DOM 65, sale-to-list 97.5% near neutral |
Fifty-one dollars a square foot. In a market where comparable zip code listings run around $118 per square foot, this 1920 farmhouse in Bainbridge lands at less than half that. The price alone is enough to make you read twice.
What you get for it: 2,557 square feet across four bedrooms, sitting on two acres in upstate New York, in a house that one family owned for over 60 years. That kind of tenure tends to mean something. People who live somewhere for six decades have reason to keep it up, and the listing backs that out a little — metal roof, new windows, a fiberglass oil tank already in place. These are not glamorous upgrades, but they are the ones that count. Roof and windows done means two of the most expensive problems a buyer of an old house can face are already off the list.
The house dates to 1920, so expect the proportions and quirks that come with that era. High ceilings, probably. Narrow doorways, possibly. One bathroom for four bedrooms, which is listed plainly and worth planning around if you have a full household. None of that is unusual for a house this age, but it is worth walking in clear-eyed.
What the acreage gives you is room. Two acres is enough to have a real garden, keep animals if you want to, put up a shop, or just have space between you and the next house. In Bainbridge, on a county road, that kind of land at this price is a different thing than it would be closer to anything urban.
The seller is offering an inspection, which matters. This is a property someone is willing to have examined before you commit, and that changes the calculation on an older house considerably.
Four bedrooms, two acres, a solid roof over a 100-year-old frame, at a price that leaves serious room for whatever the house still needs. That is the case for looking at it.
