West Dayton’s comeback keeps showing up in closed sales, and the closed sales keep getting bigger. At 1260 W 1st Street in Wolf Creek, a new three-bedroom just sold at its full $335,000 asking price, the highest sale the neighborhood has recorded in the past 12 months.
A $335,000 Closing Raises the Ceiling in Wolf Creek
On September 25, 2026, the newly built home at 1260 W 1st Street in Wolf Creek closed for $335,000, exactly its $335,000 list price. Over the past 12 months, Wolf Creek has recorded nine home sales. This one ranks first of the nine, which makes it a new high for the neighborhood and a new ceiling for every appraiser, lender and builder who looks at these blocks next.
The gap over the typical sale is wide. The median sale price in Wolf Creek over the same 12 months is $270,000, so this home closed 24 percent above the median. On a per-square-foot basis it came in at $223, compared with a neighborhood median of $203. The house is a three-bedroom, two-bath home with 1,500 square feet of finished living space, built in 2025.
The sale also tells a story about patience. The home spent 240 days on the market, nearly double the neighborhood median of 122 days, and it still closed with no price reduction. The seller held to the list price, a buyer agreed with it, and the result is a clean data point that other Wolf Creek sellers can point to.
This is the kind of result West Dayton has been working toward: a newly built, owner-ready home on West 1st Street selling at full price, ahead of every other sale in the neighborhood this past year. The sections below cover what the buyer got, how the number compares with the nearest closed sales, and what it means for Wolf Creek going forward.
What the Buyer Got Inside 1260 W 1st Street
The listing describes an open-concept main level where the kitchen, dining room and living area flow into one another. For a home of 1,500 square feet, that matters. Without walls cutting up the first floor, the square footage reads larger, and the layout works for daily routines as easily as for having people over.
The kitchen is finished with solid surface countertops and modern cabinetry, and the sale included a refrigerator, dishwasher and range. A buyer moving into a new house does not have to price out appliances separately, which takes a real line item off the move-in budget.
Just off the main living space, the plan includes a dedicated mud room and a first-floor laundry. Those two spaces sound small, but they shape how a house works day to day. Coats, shoes and bags have a landing spot, and laundry does not mean carrying baskets up and down stairs.
The primary suite is on the first floor. According to the listing, it has an en suite bath with a step-in shower and a generous walk-in closet. Putting the main bedroom and bath on the entry level gives the house a practical advantage, since the owner can live on one floor if they want to.
Upstairs, two more bedrooms are connected by a Jack and Jill bathroom, and the upper level opens to a second-story balcony. That gives the home a bit of private outdoor space without the upkeep of a large yard, and it separates the sleeping areas cleanly: one bedroom suite below, two bedrooms above.
The Basement, the Garage and the Rest of the Build
The feature list gets more interesting below the first floor. The home has a full unfinished basement that is already plumbed for a future bathroom. It is equipped with a sump pump and a radon mitigation system, two systems that a buyer would otherwise have to arrange after closing. The listing frames the basement as room to expand or simply to store things, and with 1,500 finished square feet above it, the unfinished level is a real reserve of space.
Plumbing already roughed in for a bathroom changes the math on finishing the lower level. A buyer who wants a rec room, a guest area or an office downstairs does not have to start from bare slab and open walls to get a bath. That kind of built-in option is easy to overlook and hard to add later.
Outside, the home has a detached two-car garage that is rough wired for EV chargers. Detached two-car parking is a notable amenity on a street grid where many homes have limited off-street parking, and the EV wiring means a buyer who drives or plans to drive an electric vehicle has a path to charging without running new circuits from the panel.
The exterior is low-maintenance vinyl siding, and the listing describes modern finishes throughout. Because the house was built in 2025, the roof, systems and finishes are all new, so the first years of ownership are less likely to involve major repair bills. For many buyers, that predictability is worth as much as any single feature.
The Tax Abatement and the Monthly Math
One line in the listing deserves its own section. The home comes with a 15-year tax abatement on the improvements, which applies to the house only, not the land. According to the listing, property taxes are expected to run approximately $310 per year.
For a buyer, that figure changes the monthly budget. Property tax is one of the larger recurring costs of owning a home, and a low, predictable number for a decade and a half makes the all-in cost of ownership easier to plan around. It also lets a buyer put more of a monthly housing budget toward the mortgage, which in turn supports a purchase price like $335,000.
The abatement also fits a pattern in Wolf Creek and across West Dayton: new construction is being offered with incentives that make owning a newly built house more attainable. That helps a sale like this one pencil out for the buyer, and it helps the next builder underwrite a project with confidence that buyers will respond.
The abatement applies to the improvements, so it reflects the value of the new house itself. Anyone considering a similar purchase should confirm the details of the abatement directly, but the listing makes the headline clear: low taxes on a brand-new home for 15 years.
$335,000 Against the Wolf Creek Numbers
Set against the last 12 months of Wolf Creek activity, the result stands out in several ways at once. The neighborhood recorded nine sales over that stretch. The median price was $270,000, the median price per square foot was $203, and the median time on market was 122 days. At $335,000, $223 per square foot and 240 days, this sale sits above the median on price and price per square foot, and it took longer than typical to find its buyer.
The price is $65,000 above the neighborhood median and 24 percent above it. The price per square foot is about 10 percent above the neighborhood median of $203. Both measures point the same direction: the buyer paid a premium, and the market accepted it.
The more telling number may be the sold-to-list ratio. The home listed at $335,000 and sold at $335,000, a difference of 0.0 percent. Seven or eight months is a long time to hold a price. Many sellers would have lowered it at some point along the way, and each reduction would have pulled the final comp down with it. Instead the sale closed at the original number, and Wolf Creek now has a first-place price that was not discounted to get there.
A sample of nine sales is small, and a single transaction can move the top of the range. That is part of why this one matters. Rank one of nine at $335,000 shows what a well-built, move-in-ready home can command in Wolf Creek, and it gives buyers, sellers and lenders a concrete benchmark to work from.
How the Nearest Comparable Sales Line Up
Two recent nearby sales give the closest context. The first is on N Williams Street, where a three-bedroom, 1,214-square-foot home sold for $270,000 on October 2, 2026, one week after this closing. That works out to roughly $222 per square foot, almost identical to the $223 at 1260 W 1st Street. The W 1st Street home is about 286 square feet larger and sold for $65,000 more, so the two prices track closely once size is accounted for.
The second is on W 2nd Street, where a four-bedroom, 2,045-square-foot home closed at $325,000 on August 20, 2026, about five weeks before 1260 W 1st Street. That earlier sale was the neighborhood’s high mark until this one. The W 1st Street home sold for $10,000 more with roughly 545 fewer square feet and one fewer bedroom. On a per-square-foot basis the W 2nd Street sale came in near $159, which shows how much the $223 figure here exceeds it.
Read together, the three sales form a coherent picture. A three-bedroom of about 1,200 square feet at $270,000, a three-bedroom of 1,500 square feet at $335,000 and a larger four-bedroom at $325,000 all closed within roughly six weeks of each other. Prices at this level are no longer isolated events in Wolf Creek. They are showing up in repeated closings across a short window.
Other recent closings nearby came in far below these three, which is typical of a neighborhood where very different kinds of properties trade side by side. The point for buyers and sellers is that the top of the Wolf Creek market now has more than one recent data point, and the newest one is the highest.
What This Sale Means for Wolf Creek and West Dayton
The listing makes the location case in a few plain details. The home sits near restaurants and banks, close to I-75 and US-35, and just over the bridge from downtown Dayton. A buyer who works downtown, or who needs quick access to the highways, can have both from this address. That access, combined with a newly built house, is part of why a $335,000 price found a buyer.
For West Dayton, the sale is another entry in a record that keeps building. Wolf Creek sits within the Innerwest priority board area, and a first-place sale at a new price level there adds to the evidence that buyers will pay for quality new construction on the west side of the river. It is not one number carrying the story. It is a pattern: a $325,000 sale in August, a $270,000 sale in early October, and now a $335,000 sale in between.
A new ceiling also does practical work. Appraisers lean on recent comparable sales, and lenders lean on appraisals. When a home closes at $335,000 on a 1,500-square-foot lot of living space with a basement and detached garage, the next similar project has a documented number to stand on. That makes financing easier for buyers and planning easier for builders.
There is a reminder in the 240 days, too. Markets reward patience when the product is right. This home stayed available through a long stretch, held its price, and found a buyer who valued what it offered: new construction, a first-floor primary suite, a basement ready to finish, EV-ready parking and a low tax bill. In Wolf Creek, that combination just set the standard for what comes next.
Recognizing the Professionals Behind the Outcome
Listing agent Kim M Williams of Howard Hanna Real Estate Serv brought the home to market. Results like this come from careful pricing, strong presentation and steady work through closing, and that work deserves recognition.
Listing data courtesy of Dayton REALTORS® MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
More Common Questions About Wolf Creek
Here are answers to some practical questions about this sale and the Wolf Creek housing market, based on the numbers above.
How much did 1260 W 1st Street sell for?
The home sold for $335,000 on September 25, 2026, which matched its list price. It is a three-bedroom, two-bath house with 1,500 square feet, built in 2025, so the price works out to about $223 per square foot.
How does this sale compare with the typical Wolf Creek sale?
Over the past 12 months, Wolf Creek recorded nine sales with a median price of $270,000 and a median of $203 per square foot. At $335,000, this sale came in 24 percent above the median price and ranks first of the nine, making it the highest sale in the neighborhood over that period.
How long was the home on the market?
It spent 240 days on the market before closing at its full list price. The neighborhood’s median time on market over the past 12 months was 122 days.
What are the closest comparable sales?
On N Williams Street, a three-bedroom, 1,214-square-foot home sold for $270,000 on October 2, 2026, which is about $222 per square foot. On W 2nd Street, a four-bedroom, 2,045-square-foot home sold for $325,000 on August 20, 2026, or about $159 per square foot.
What is the property tax situation on this home?
According to the listing, the home has a 15-year tax abatement on the improvements, meaning the house only, and taxes are expected to be approximately $310 per year. Buyers should confirm the specifics of any abatement directly.
What came with the house?
The listing includes a refrigerator, dishwasher and range. The home also has a first-floor primary suite, a mud room, first-floor laundry, a second-story balcony, a full unfinished basement plumbed for a future bathroom with a sump pump and radon mitigation system, and a detached two-car garage that is rough wired for EV chargers.
