West Dayton’s housing story is written one closing at a time, and the biggest homes are starting to tell it too. On Judy Lane in Harrison Township, a five-bedroom ranch with a long list of new systems sold for $170,000 in 18 days, 35% above the township median.
A Five-Bedroom Ranch Closes at $170,000 in Harrison Township
Harrison Township does not often make news for its largest houses, but a five-bedroom ranch on Judy Lane just gave the township a data point worth studying. The home at 3762 Judy Lane, in the Annasons subdivision, closed on November 2, 2026 for $170,000 after only 18 days on the market.
The numbers around that price tell most of the story. Across 246 sales in Harrison Township over the past 12 months, the median sale price was $125,750. This sale landed 35% above that median, and it ranks 66th of 246 township sales, which puts it in the upper portion of the market. The highest sale in the township during that stretch was $545,000, so the range is wide, and a house closing at $170,000 sits well toward the upper side of where most buyers are transacting.
The home is a 1960 ranch with 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 2,832 square feet, plus a basement and an attached two-car garage. It was listed at $200,000, and the final price works out to $60 per square foot. That is a great deal of house for the money, and a buyer who committed inside three weeks clearly read it the same way.
Set against West Dayton’s wider run of recent closings, this one adds a different kind of evidence. Not every strong sale is a gut-renovated bungalow or a new build on a cleared lot. Sometimes it is a large mid-century ranch with new furnaces, new air conditioning and a renovated kitchen, priced so that a buyer could act within weeks. This closing shows what a house like that can bring in Harrison Township, and it does so with real numbers behind it.
Space That Stands Out Against Its Neighbors
At 2,832 square feet, 3762 Judy Lane is a big house by the standards of its immediate market. The five most recent sales nearby, all closed between October 27 and October 30, 2026, ranged from 820 to 1,475 square feet. Judy Lane carries nearly twice the square footage of the largest of them.
The listing describes a ranch built in 1960 with five bedrooms and three full bathrooms. Bedroom count is where the house separates itself from the pack. The listing itself called a five-bedroom ranch rare, and that configuration gives an owner real options: a bedroom for each member of a larger household, a dedicated home office, a room for guests, or a layout that can flex as needs change over the years.
Below the main living space is a basement, and the house also has an attached two-car garage. Both add practical room beyond the bedroom count, and both matter to buyers comparing a 1960 ranch against newer, smaller alternatives in the same price range. A garage that connects to the house and a basement that extends the footprint are the kinds of features that tend to come up in every showing conversation.
The house sits in the Annasons subdivision in Harrison Township, part of the broader West Dayton market that has been drawing steady attention from owner-occupants and investors alike. The listing leaned on the home’s size in its pitch, describing an investment opportunity with financial upside and room to complete the last stretch of the renovation. The square footage is the reason that pitch holds together. A house this size has more surface area to create value than almost anything else trading nearby, and the buyer who closed on it now holds all of that space.
The Renovation, Item by Item
The listing remarks read like a contractor’s punch list, which is what makes them useful. The renovation was described as mostly complete, and the items that were finished are the expensive, unglamorous ones that buyers of 1960s houses tend to care about most.
Start with the mechanical systems. The house has two new furnaces, two new air conditioning units and two new hot water heaters. Doubling up on each is notable in a home of this size, and it means the big-ticket systems of a 1960 house were already replaced when it came to market. The electrical side received the same attention, with a new mast, new grounding and a new electrical box, along with new thermostats throughout.
Inside, the kitchen was renovated with new cabinets, granite counters and a backsplash. Hardwood flooring, paint throughout, three new toilets and new shower heads round out the interior work, and the house also has a cedar closet. On the garage side, there is a new door opener, a small detail that tells you the work reached beyond the rooms visible from the front door.
None of this changes the fact that the renovation was not entirely finished when the home reached the market. The listing said so plainly and presented the remaining work as upside rather than a problem. That framing is visible in the price: $60 per square foot for a house with this much new equipment. A buyer here takes on the finish line but not the heavy lifting, and with the systems already handled, the remaining decisions are largely about finishes and personal taste rather than structure.
Where $170,000 Lands in Harrison Township
Harrison Township recorded 246 sales over the last 12 months. The median sale price was $125,750, the median price per square foot was $105, and the median home spent 36.5 days on the market. Against that backdrop, the $170,000 closing at 3762 Judy Lane sits $44,250, or 35%, above the township median.
The rank makes the point more clearly. At 66th of 246, roughly 180 township sales closed at lower prices, and only about a quarter of sales finished higher. That is a strong placement for a house that began its marketing as a project with a few items left to complete, and it speaks to how much weight buyers gave to the new systems and the sheer amount of space.
The top of the range, a $545,000 sale, shows that Harrison Township has room well above this price. But the middle of the market is much closer to $125,750 than to $170,000, and a house that clears that middle by $44,250 is doing something the typical sale is not. In this case, it is offering size, a basement, a garage and new mechanicals in a single package.
Median prices move when homes once treated as outliers begin closing with regularity. A large ranch with updated systems closing 35% above the township median, and doing so quickly, adds to the evidence that buyers in Harrison Township will pay for space and for a house that is mechanically ready to live in. That evidence helps every owner on nearby streets who is weighing an improvement or a listing.
Eighteen Days and a Price That Cleared the Market
The home was listed at $200,000 and closed at $170,000, which is $30,000 or 15% under the asking price, on November 2, 2026. The sale happened after just 18 days on the market. For comparison, the median Harrison Township sale over the past year took 36.5 days, so this house found its buyer in about half the time that is typical for the township.
That speed matters for a house of unusual size. Larger homes can be harder to price because fewer recent sales resemble them, and buyers have less to anchor on. Here, the market answered within weeks, and it answered at a number that sits comfortably above the township’s median price.
The price per square foot shows why the dollar figure and the per-foot figure point in different directions. At $60 per square foot, the sale sits well under the township median of $105, while its total price sits well above the median price of $125,750. Both statements are true because of size. Most buyers shop on the total number, and the per-foot figure shows how much house that number buys. At 2,832 square feet, $170,000 buys a great deal.
For sellers considering a house of unusual scale, the lesson is that large homes can still clear fast when the price is built around the whole package: the space, the systems, the garage and the remaining potential. The $200,000 list price opened the conversation. The $170,000 sale price closed it, and it closed it in under three weeks.
The Closest Comparable Sales
Five recent sales within a few miles’ worth of market context give a clean read on current conditions, since they all closed within days of each other, between October 27 and October 30, 2026, just ahead of this one.
The closest comparison by price is the home on Klepinger Road, a three-bedroom of 1,475 square feet that sold for $198,000 on October 30, 2026. That works out to roughly $134 per square foot. Judy Lane closed for $28,000 less while offering 1,357 more square feet and two more bedrooms. The two sales are not the same product, but together they bracket the market: a smaller house at a higher per-foot price, and a much larger house at a far lower one.
The sale on Old Riverside Drive is the closest by size among the smaller homes. It was a three-bedroom of 1,411 square feet that closed for $134,000 on October 27, 2026, or about $95 per square foot. Judy Lane has roughly twice that square footage and sold for $36,000 more, so a buyer paid about 27% more in total for about double the house.
Three smaller homes on Ontario Avenue, E Melford Avenue and Lodell Avenue, ranging from 820 to 1,060 square feet, closed between $105,500 and $126,000 in the final days of October. Taken together, these results show a market where homes of every size are trading and where $170,000 for the largest house in the group is consistent with the pricing around it.
What the Sale Means for West Dayton’s Momentum
West Dayton’s recovery shows up in transactions like this one, where capital goes into an older house and a buyer pays for it at closing. Two furnaces, two air conditioning units, two water heaters and a new electrical box are real money spent on a 1960 ranch, and the sale shows the market is willing to recognize that spending.
The result also sets a useful reference. Appraisers, lenders and owners thinking about a sale look to recent closings, and a five-bedroom, 2,832-square-foot ranch at $170,000 in Harrison Township is now part of that record. Owners of larger homes in the area have a concrete example of how the market valued size alongside updated systems in the fall of 2026.
There is a forward-looking piece as well. The listing described renovation work still to be finished, which means the house will likely see more investment from its new owner. Each round of improvement on a street raises the standard for the blocks around it, and a large home with new mechanicals is a strong base for that next round.
For Harrison Township, the headline figures are plain. A sale 35% above the median, a rank of 66th of 246, and a sale in 18 days against a township median of 36.5. For West Dayton, the takeaway is that demand extends across house sizes and price points, not only to the smallest and most affordable homes, and that a big ranch on Judy Lane found its buyer quickly.
Recognizing the Professionals Behind the Outcome
Listing agent Brittany Hall of Glasshouse Realty Group brought the home to market, and Patti Oakes of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services represented the buyer. Results like this come from careful pricing, strong presentation and steady work through closing, and both sides of the deal deserve recognition.
Listing data courtesy of Dayton REALTORS® MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
More Common Questions About Harrison Township
These are the practical questions most readers ask about the 3762 Judy Lane sale and the Harrison Township housing market.
How much did 3762 Judy Lane sell for?
The home sold for $170,000 on November 2, 2026. It was listed at $200,000, so it closed $30,000, or 15%, below the asking price after 18 days on the market.
How does the sale price compare with the Harrison Township median?
Over the past 12 months, the median sale price in Harrison Township was $125,750 across 246 sales. At $170,000, this sale was $44,250, or 35%, above that median and ranks 66th of the 246 sales.
How big is the home and what did it cost per square foot?
The ranch has 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 2,832 square feet, built in 1960, with a basement and an attached two-car garage. The sale price works out to about $60 per square foot, compared with a township median of $105 per square foot.
What was updated in the house?
The listing cites two new furnaces, two new air conditioning units and two new hot water heaters, a renovated kitchen with new cabinets, granite counters and a backsplash, hardwood flooring, paint throughout and a new electrical box with a new mast and grounding. It also lists three toilets, new shower heads, new thermostats, a new garage door opener and a cedar closet. The listing described the renovation as mostly complete.
How quickly do homes sell in Harrison Township?
The median home in Harrison Township spent 36.5 days on the market over the past 12 months. This house sold in 18 days, about half that time.
What have nearby homes sold for recently?
Five nearby sales closed between October 27 and October 30, 2026. They ranged from $105,500 to $198,000 and from 820 to 1,475 square feet, including a 1,475-square-foot three-bedroom on Klepinger Road at $198,000 and a 1,411-square-foot three-bedroom on Old Riverside Drive at $134,000.
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