West Dayton’s momentum shows up in every price band, including compact renovated homes on generous ground. The $165,000 sale of 235 S Lansdowne Avenue in Jefferson Township’s Kingsville Terrace is a clear example.
A Small House on a Big Lot Posts a Strong Number in Jefferson Township
West Dayton’s momentum is usually told through its biggest numbers, but a market is built just as much by the sales in the middle of the range. Those are the closings that show buyers will pay real money for a well-kept home with something extra attached to it. The sale of 235 S Lansdowne Avenue in Jefferson Township is one of those. The home closed on October 23, 2026 for $165,000, just $5,000 under its $170,000 list price, a difference of 2.9%.
The house sits in the Kingsville Terrace subdivision. It is a 1938 build with one bedroom, one full bath and 650 square feet of living space. At $165,000, that works out to $254 per square foot, more than double the $123 per-square-foot median across Jefferson Township over the past twelve months. A compact floor plan is only half of what changed hands, though. The property also comes with a large, tree-lined yard that the listing describes as five lots enclosed by a privacy fence.
Over the last twelve months Jefferson Township has recorded 34 sales, and this one ranks 18th among them by price. It finished ahead of 16 other township sales and landed within about two percent of the $168,585 township median. The recent nearby sales were all three- and four-bedroom houses, so a one-bedroom home built in the late 1930s closing that close to the middle of the market is a result worth noting.
Inside a Renovated 1938 Home
According to the listing remarks, the home was totally renovated within the past two years. The remarks walk through a layout that fits a full set of rooms into 650 square feet: one large bedroom, a living room, a separate dining room, a generous kitchen and a laundry area. That is a complete floor plan rather than a studio, and it lets a small home handle everyday routines without compromise. A buyer is not giving up a place to cook, eat, relax or do laundry in exchange for a lower monthly cost.
The utilities are straightforward. The home runs on natural gas and is connected to city water and city sewer. For buyers comparing small homes, that keeps ownership simple, with no well or septic system in the picture. It also means the systems a buyer would be asking about are the ordinary municipal ones.
Built in 1938, the house is nearly nine decades old, and the renovation is what turns that age from a question mark into a selling point. A renovated older home with a small footprint also has fewer rooms to heat, cool, paint and maintain. That practical appeal matters at a time when many buyers pay close attention to what a house costs to run each month, not just what it costs to buy.
The listing also points toward room to grow. The seller’s description mentions plenty of options for adding rooms, and with this much ground around the house the idea is not an idle one. A buyer who eventually wants more than 650 square feet has space to work with, which makes the one-bedroom layout a starting point rather than a ceiling. Any future addition would of course follow the usual local approvals, but the possibility is part of what the property offers.
Five Lots, a Privacy Fence and a Wood Line
The most distinctive part of 235 S Lansdowne Avenue is outdoors. The listing describes a large lot that backs up to a line of trees, giving the property a sense of quiet and privacy. A privacy fence encloses five lots, and mature trees and generous green space fill the yard. For a home inside a platted subdivision like Kingsville Terrace, that amount of fenced ground is unusual, and it is the feature the listing leads with.
A 27-by-12-foot deck, partly covered, anchors the outdoor living space. The remarks point to weekend bonfires, relaxing and entertaining as the intended uses, and the covered section means the deck is usable in more than perfect weather. At 324 square feet, the deck alone is about half the size of the 650 square feet inside the house, so the outdoor space is a genuine second living area rather than a token landing off the back door.
Two storage sheds and a set of chicken coops complete the picture, so the property already has a working collection of outbuildings. For a buyer who wants to keep backyard birds, garden, or simply store tools and equipment away from the house, the infrastructure is in place from the first day of ownership. Sheds and coops are the sort of thing that normally take a new owner months and real money to add.
In a township market, a property like this can be priced on more than its interior square footage. That explains how a 650-square-foot house could close at $254 per square foot. Square footage is a blunt measure for a place like this. The yard, the fence, the deck and the outbuildings are the reasons the number sits where it does, and the final price reflects all of it.
Where $165,000 Lands Against Jefferson Township’s Numbers
The twelve-month picture for Jefferson Township makes the result easy to read. Across 34 sales, the median price is $168,585. This sale, at $165,000, came in about $3,585 below that median, a difference of roughly two percent. Put another way, a one-bedroom home sold within a few thousand dollars of what the typical Jefferson Township home sold for over the past year.
The price-per-square-foot comparison is even more striking. The township median is $123 per square foot, and this sale came in at $254. Small homes tend to post high per-square-foot figures because the costs that make a house worth buying, such as the kitchen, the bath, the systems and the land under it, are spread across fewer square feet. Here the renovation and the large fenced lot added to that effect, and buyers priced the property accordingly.
The ranking tells the same story. At 18th of 34, the sale sits in the center of the township’s price range, ahead of 16 other closings. The highest sale in that stretch was $630,000, so the market runs wide, from modest homes to much larger properties. Landing in the middle of that spread, with a home this size, shows the range of what Jefferson Township buyers will pay for condition and setting.
The township’s median time on market is 34 days, and its median sale price has held close to the number this home reached. That is a sign of a market where fair pricing is rewarded and where a renovated property can find its level without needing a headline-sized price.
What Nearby Sales Say About the Price
The closest comparison by price is the sale on Leedale Drive, a three-bedroom, 1,560-square-foot home that closed on September 30, 2026 for $179,900. That sale was $14,900 above this one, yet the Leedale Drive house has well over twice the interior space. This home closed at $254 per square foot, while the Leedale Drive sale works out to roughly $115. The gap shows how much the buyer’s price tracked the lot and the renovation rather than the floor area.
Two other recent closings are closer to this home in size. A three-bedroom, 936-square-foot house on Rossiter Drive sold on October 9, 2026 for $131,100, and a three-bedroom, 945-square-foot house on Fortman Drive sold on October 2, 2026 for $118,000. Both have roughly 290 more square feet than 235 S Lansdowne Avenue and two more bedrooms, and both closed for tens of thousands of dollars less, by about $33,900 and $47,000. Bedroom count did not set the price in these cases. The renovation, the five fenced lots, the deck and the outbuildings carried it.
The recent activity covers the township’s full range. A three-bedroom, 1,925-square-foot home on Soldiers Home Miamisburg Road sold for $130,000 on October 5, 2026, and a four-bedroom, 3,018-square-foot property on Mile Road sold for $470,000 on September 28, 2026. Those two closings bracket the market and show how differently Jefferson Township properties are valued depending on land, condition and size.
Among the five nearby closings from the past month, this sale ranks higher than three of them and below only the Leedale Drive and Mile Road sales. For a home with one bedroom and 650 square feet, that placement is a quiet statement about how buyers in the area value a finished, renovated property on generous ground.
Time on Market and the Final Negotiation
The home spent 78 days on the market, longer than the township’s 34-day median. A one-bedroom house on a very large fenced lot appeals to a narrower group of shoppers than a standard three-bedroom, and a timeline like this is typical of a property with a distinctive profile. It takes time to meet the buyer who values that particular combination of features, and when that buyer arrived, the deal closed close to the asking price.
The price movement from list to close was small. Moving from $170,000 to $165,000 is a $5,000 adjustment, or 2.9%, and the final price sits within about two percent of the township median. A seller who closes within three percent of list after 78 days has priced the property near what the market would support. It also leaves the next small-footprint listing in Jefferson Township with a usable, recent reference point.
For appraisers, agents and owners trying to value a compact home with outdoor extras, a closed sale at $254 per square foot and $165,000 overall is a data point they did not have before October 23. It shows that the usual per-square-foot yardstick understates what a property like this can bring when the land, the renovation and the outbuildings are part of the package.
What This Sale Means for Jefferson Township and West Dayton
Sales like this one are how West Dayton’s momentum shows up outside the headline neighborhoods. Jefferson Township logged 34 sales in twelve months, and a renovated 1938 house on a fenced, wooded lot closing near the township median says that condition and setting are being rewarded. Momentum is not only about new construction or record prices. It is also about older homes being renovated, finished and sold at prices that make the work make sense.
The renovation deserves credit. The listing says the home was updated within the past two years, and the result is a house that closed at $254 per square foot while three-bedroom homes of larger size nearby closed for less. When reinvestment in an older home is rewarded in the sale price, it encourages the next owner, on the next street, to do the same.
One-bedroom homes are a narrow slice of any market. A sale like this broadens the picture of what Jefferson Township offers. Recent nearby closings show three- and four-bedroom houses at a range of sizes and prices, and this one adds a compact, low-maintenance option with the outdoor space most small homes lack. Buyers comparing neighborhoods across West Dayton now have one more type of property to weigh.
The details are modest: 650 square feet, one bedroom, one bath, a deck, a fence and some chickens’ worth of coops. The takeaway is not. A renovated home on a large lot sold in Jefferson Township for $165,000, within a hair of the area’s median price and well above the area’s median price per square foot. That is the sort of steady, unglamorous result a neighborhood market is made of, and it adds to the case that West Dayton is moving in the right direction.
Recognizing the Professionals Behind the Outcome
Carlos L Warren of GEM Estates represented both the seller and the buyer on this sale. 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 Jefferson Township
Here are some practical questions about the 235 S Lansdowne Avenue sale and the Jefferson Township housing market.
What did 235 S Lansdowne Avenue sell for?
The home sold for $165,000 on October 23, 2026. It was listed at $170,000, so it closed $5,000 under list, a difference of 2.9%.
How does the sale price compare with the Jefferson Township median?
The median sale price in Jefferson Township over the past twelve months is $168,585 across 34 sales. This sale came in about $3,585 below that, roughly two percent. At $254 per square foot, it was more than double the township median of $123 per square foot, and it ranks 18th of 34 sales.
What are the home’s basic specs?
It is a 1938 single-family home in the Kingsville Terrace subdivision with one bedroom, one full bath and 650 square feet. The listing also describes a living room, dining room, generous kitchen and laundry area, and says the home was totally renovated in the past two years.
What comes with the property outdoors?
The listing describes a large lot that backs up to a line of trees, with a privacy fence enclosing five lots. It also includes a 27-by-12-foot partially covered deck, mature trees, two storage sheds and chicken coops.
How long was the home on the market?
It was on the market for 78 days, compared with a Jefferson Township median of 34 days. The final price was within 2.9% of the list price.
How do recent nearby sales compare?
Recent closings in the area include a three-bedroom, 1,560-square-foot home on Leedale Drive at $179,900 on September 30, 2026, and three-bedroom homes of about 940 square feet on Rossiter Drive and Fortman Drive at $131,100 and $118,000 in early October. This sale, at $165,000, landed between those groups.
