1930 Wilton Home on Wilson Stream, Near Wilson Lake — $120,000

The stream is the reason to look at this one. Wilson Stream runs along the property, and at $120,000 for a waterfront address in Maine, that's the number that makes you do a double take. The house itself is a 1930 three-bedroom, one-bath, 1,232 square feet. Modest and old, the way a lot of Maine houses from that era are.

What you get here is a working-class house on genuinely interesting land. The stream isn't incidental. It's there, moving, and the house sits above it. That's a different experience than a house near water. You can hear it. You can see it. That changes what a place feels like day to day.

Wilson Lake is a few minutes away, and Kineowatha Park sits along its banks. The Whistle Stop Trail is close for biking or walking. ATV and snowmobile trail systems are in the area. Mt. Blue State Park is reachable for hiking. In winter, Saddleback and Sugarloaf are both within driving distance. Saddleback is about 45 minutes. Sugarloaf is close to an hour. So you're not ski-in ski-out, but if you want a base for a Maine ski season, this area has the access.

Wilton's downtown is nearby, and Farmington is about 15 minutes out, which gives you more in the way of services and shops.

The agent description is thin on specifics about the house itself. No mention of recent updates, the condition of the roof or systems, or what the interior looks like in any detail. That's worth asking about before you go too far down the road. A 94-year-old house for $120,000 on a stream is interesting, but the condition of a house that age matters a lot to what you're actually buying.

If the structure is sound, this is a lot of outdoor access and a real waterfront position for a price that's hard to find in Maine anymore.