Historic
1904 LaCrosse Single-Story with 4 Bedrooms and Room to Grow — $146,500
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 7 | 1904 build, 4BR, 1862 sqft, bonus room, covered patio, fenced yard, mature trees |
| Condition | 25% | 6 | Vinyl siding/windows noted; no system dates, no renovation history mentioned |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | Listing $79/sqft vs zip median $127/sqft (~38% below); 3 comps, treat directionally |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | Listing $146,500 vs zip median $157,432 (~7% below median); near parity |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | DOM 16 days, sale-to-list 96.4%, price drops 16.5% — mild buyer lean; floor applied |
At $79 per square foot, this house is priced well below where comparable properties in the zip code have been selling. The zip median sits around $127 per square foot. That gap is wide enough to matter, especially for a 1904 house with 1,862 square feet and four bedrooms all on one level.
Single-story four-bedroom houses are harder to find than people expect. For a family that wants everyone on the same floor, or for anyone who has reasons to avoid stairs, that layout has real value. The square footage is generous for the price. There's also a bonus room that the listing flags as having potential for a second bath, which would be the most meaningful upgrade you could make here. Right now there's one bathroom serving four bedrooms. That math works for some households and not for others.
The exterior has vinyl siding and vinyl windows, which means low upkeep but tells you nothing about what the original 1904 house looked like underneath. No renovation history is listed, and no system ages are mentioned, so the usual cautions apply: budget for the possibility that mechanicals are older than you'd like.
The backyard is fenced, there are mature trees, a covered patio, and the lot is level with off-street parking. That's a functional outdoor setup. The trees alone take years to grow and they make the yard feel settled in a way that newer construction rarely does.
LaCrosse is a small town in eastern Washington. The market here shows some price drops in recent listings, which gives buyers a little room. This one has been on the market 16 days, and recent sales in the area have closed around 96 percent of list price.
The one-bath situation is the honest friction point. Everything else, the size, the layout, the yard, the age of the house, lands differently when the price per square foot is this far below median. That's the math worth sitting with.
