Historic, Garage, Farmhouse, Acreage
1900 Vermont Farmhouse on 0.75 Acres, 14 Miles to Jay Peak — $92,500
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 | 1900 home, 0.75 acres, mountain views, 4BR/2BA, 1700 sqft, ski proximity |
| Condition | 25% | 6 | Renovation needed; furnace 8yr old, newer septic — no roof/window dates given |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | Listing $54/sqft vs zip median $156/sqft — 65% below; thin 6-comp data but directional |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $92,500 vs $309,316 zip median — 70% below; thin rural market, directional |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | DOM 180 median, sale-to-list 90.8%, 14.3% price drops — clear buyer's market |
At $54 per square foot, this house costs less than most people spend renovating a kitchen. The zip median runs around $156 per square foot. That gap is what you are looking at when you look at this listing — a 1900 farmhouse in northern Vermont, 1,700 square feet, four bedrooms, two full baths, 0.75 acres, mountain views, and an attached multi-car garage, for $92,500.
The house needs work. The listing does not say how much, and the agent description does not provide roof or window dates, which means you would need to find that out before making any decisions. The furnace is eight years old and the septic is newer, so two of the big-ticket mechanical items have some life in them. Everything else is an open question until you walk the property.
What you get for the money is a century-old farmhouse on a paved road in a part of Vermont where land backs up to hundreds of acres of open country and the views reach the mountains. The lot is three-quarters of an acre. Route 100 runs north-south in front of it, which keeps you connected without putting you in a suburb. Jay Peak is 14 miles out. Stowe is 32. Newport and I-91 are about 20 minutes south. The Canadian border at North Troy is 13 miles north, which matters if you move in that direction for work or family.
The attached garage is a real asset up here. Northern Vermont winters are not forgiving, and covered parking for multiple vehicles is the kind of thing that costs money to add later.
The market has not moved fast on this one. Median days on market in this area runs around 180, and prices have been dropping. That is the buyer's leverage. The house has been sitting, the market is slow, and the price is already well below what comparable properties have sold for. Someone willing to put in the work gets a four-bedroom farmhouse with mountain views and room to spread out for less than most Vermont condos.
