$275,00 Homes in New Jersey, Louisiana and Arkansas

New York Times

16-04-2025

Bordentown, N.J. | $264,900
This two-bedroom, one-bathroom house is in Bordentown, a few blocks from the Delaware River and less than 20 minutes from downtown Trenton. Farnsworth Avenue, five minutes away on foot, is home to a coal-fired pizza restaurant, a chocolate shop and a bookstore. Several pubs, a coffee shop, and the Bordentown Historical Society are all within a 10-minute walk. A section of the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, which has more than 70 miles of waterfront walking trails, is less than five minutes away by car.
Princeton is half an hour away, and driving to Philadelphia takes around an hour. New York City is 90 minutes away by car, and Atlantic City is two hours away.
Size: 1,060 square feet
Price per square foot: $250
Indoors: This home's facade is yellow, with brick steps leading from the sidewalk to the bright blue front door.
Inside is a living room with carpeted floors and a staircase to the second floor. A window faces the street, and past the stairs is a second sitting area, this one big enough for a sectional sofa.
A door in the sitting area reveals steps to the basement. At the back of the ground floor is an eat-in kitchen, which has tiled floors, wood cabinets, a washer and dryer and a door flanked by two windows that opens to the backyard.
Both bedrooms are on the second floor. The primary bedroom fits a queen-size bed, has two street-facing windows, a closet, and space for the bed and a desk. The smaller bedroom, in the rear, has three windows and is currently set up as a home office. Between the bedrooms is an updated bathroom with a white porcelain pedestal sink and a combined tub and shower lined with white subway tile.
Outdoor space: The yard behind the house has a wood fence, with a small brick patio in one corner and a mature tree in another. Street parking is available throughout the neighborhood.
Taxes: $4,812 (estimated)
Contact: Lauren Adams, Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty, 908-812-9557
New Orleans | $274,900
This is a two-bedroom, one-bathroom house in New Orleans's Algiers Point neighborhood, two blocks from the Mississippi River Levee Bike Path. A public library is three blocks away and a taco stand, an English pub, and a playground are also within walking distance. On foot, the Algiers Ferry Terminal is 15 minutes away, where boats cross the Mississippi River to the French Quarter.
By car, the Garden District is 25 minutes away, as is Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, a popular spot for air boat tours. The airport is an hour's drive, and Baton Rouge takes two.
Size: 840 square feet
Price per square foot: $327
Indoors: Steps lined with a wrought-iron railing lead from the sidewalk to this home's porch, protected by aa roof overhang.
The front door opens directly to the living room, which has hardwood floors and a decorative wood mantel on one wall. Two windows overlook the porch, and through a wide arched doorway is a sunny dining room, with side-facing windows and access to both the kitchen and a hallway leading to the bedrooms.
The kitchen has been updated recently with a new white porcelain farmhouse sink and new stainless steel appliances. A door opens to the courtyard outside.
The two bedrooms are both off the main hall. The rear-facing primary bedroom has two closets and a ceiling fan, and the bedroom at the front of the house has a smaller closet and fits a queen-size bed. Also off the hallway is the bathroom, which has black-and-white tile floors, a combined tub and shower and an alcove holding a washer and dryer.
Outdoor space: A paved courtyard, which runs alongside the house, is partially shaded by a wood pergola. The area is large enough for outdoor dining, and a shed offers additional storage. The driveway has two parking spots.
Taxes: $1,968 (estimated)
Contact: Michael Verderosa, Latter & Blum, 504-442-5277
Little Rock, Ark. | $278,000
This three-bedroom, one-bathroom house is in Hillcrest, half a mile from the UAMS Medical Center, a teaching hospital and one of the city's largest employers. Japanese, Brazilian, and Italian restaurants are all within a 10-minute walk, as is a Kroger supermarket. Allsopp Park, which has tennis courts, a softball field, and wooded walking trails, is a five-minute drive.
Downtown Little Rock is less than 10 minutes away by car, as is the campus of University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Memphis, Tenn. is a two-hour drive, and Ozark National Forest takes about two and a half hours.
Size: 1,218 square feet
Price per square foot: $228
Indoors: Concrete steps lead from the sidewalk to a covered porch.
Inside is the living room, where the hardwood floors are original and two windows flank a fireplace with a brick surround painted white. Through a wide passage is a spacious dining room, with windows facing the side of the property and an atomic-style hanging light fixture.
Past the dining room is the kitchen, where a built-in banquette is set into one corner and appliances include a stainless steel gas range. Windows line the wall above the sink, and the backsplash is gray tile.
Off the kitchen is a bedroom currently used as an office, with windows along two walls and slatted closet doors. Directly adjacent is the primary bedroom, and the two spaces could be used as one large primary suite. The primary bedroom fits a queen-size bed, and next door is the home's bathroom, where floral-print wallpaper covers the wall above a green wood vanity. A third bedroom, also big enough for a queen-size bed, is also on this side of the house.
Outdoor space: The backyard behind the house is mostly flat, is fenced and has a brick patio. There are several mature trees in the yard, and parking for two cars is reached from the alley behind the house.
Taxes: $3,648 (estimated)
Contact: Miranda McGeorge Baden, The Charlotte John Company, 501-517-4949