Acreage
1.75 Acres Against Wayne National Forest, 4 Miles from the Ohio River — $135,900
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 | 1.75 acres, National Forest adjacent, ranch style, 3BR/1BA, 1092 sqft |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | 1972 build, no system dates, no renovation history, condition unknown |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 8 | $124/sqft listing vs $170/sqft zip median — 27% below; 2 comps, directional |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $135,900 vs $174,000 median — approximately 22% below zip median |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 145 vs 48 median; sale-to-list 96.7%; price drops 98.9% — thin market |
The land is the reason to look at this one. 1.75 acres in the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio, with Wayne National Forest running along the edge of the property. That means the forest beyond your line is public land, and it stays that way. You get the feel of backing up to something much larger than 1.75 acres because you do.
The house itself is a 1972 ranch, three bedrooms, one bath, 1,092 square feet. Small but livable. The floor plan is simple, the footprint is low, and there is nothing here that suggests a gut renovation project so much as a house that has been standing for fifty years and will need you to pay attention to it. No system dates in the listing, no renovation history mentioned. That is the honest gap in what anyone knows about this place from the outside. You would want to walk the roof, check the mechanicals, and find out what the well and septic situation looks like before you got too comfortable with the number.
The number is $135,900, which is about 22% below the zip code median and 27% below the median price per square foot for the area. For a small ranch on acreage adjacent to national forest, that is a real gap. The house has been on market for 145 days against a local median of 48, and the zip has seen price drops on nearly every listing. This is a thin, slow market. The price reflects that.
Four miles from the Ohio River puts you close enough to use it. The national forest access means hiking, hunting, and quiet are right there without buying more land to get them.
The condition is the unknown. The price absorbs a fair amount of that risk, but it does not eliminate the need to look hard before committing. If the bones hold up on inspection, you are looking at a small house on a genuinely good piece of ground in southeastern Ohio for well under $140,000.
