• JordanZ@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    14
    ·
    16 hours ago

    My uncle is retired so the distance didn’t really bother him. He bought a 1200sq/ft(~111m2) 1 bedroom 1 bathroom house built in the 1890’s in a town with a population of about 900….It was still $87K. So you were pretty much right on.

    • guy@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      15 hours ago

      Well a house like that would be more expensive as well because it’s a turn-of-the-century house (sekelskifte). But a more modern house can easily go for much less. The further from stores, schools and healthcare the cheaper the house.

      • JordanZ@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 hours ago

        It’s just an old town in the literal middle of nowhere farm land USA. It’s a dying town. The 2025 census estimates put the population under 800 now.