Piqua logged 289 home sales in the past 12 months at a median of $180,000. A 2,280-square-foot brick ranch on Stratford Drive closed at 81 percent above that figure, in just 16 days.
A Brick Ranch Closes in 16 Days
Piqua’s housing market moves at a steady pace. Over the past 12 months, 289 homes sold here, and the typical one went for a median of $180,000 after 27 days on the market. Against that backdrop, the brick ranch at 1312 Stratford Drive stands out on two counts: what it sold for and how quickly it got there.
The home closed on October 30, 2026 for $325,000, only 16 days after it came to market at $350,000. That is 11 days faster than the Piqua median, at a price that sits 81% above the 12-month median sale price. Measured against every other Piqua sale in the period, it ranks 34 of 289, which places it inside the top 12 percent of the market over the past year.
The property is a single-level brick ranch built in 1963, with 2,280 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and a half bath in the basement. The listing also describes a gas fireplace, a sunroom, a partly finished basement and a two-car garage. Those are the pieces that add up to a $325,000 result in a market where the median sits at $180,000.
The sale works out to $143 per square foot, against a Piqua median of $134.
Three Bedrooms, Two Full Baths and a Room for Every Purpose
The listing describes the house as a spacious brick ranch, and the floor plan backs that up. The primary bedroom has its own bath and patio doors that open to the outdoor patio, a pairing that gives the main suite a direct line to the backyard. The second and third bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bathroom, which keeps the two secondary bedrooms connected without sending anyone down a hall to find a bath.
What sets the plan apart is how many separate gathering rooms sit on the main level. The listing describes a large family room with a gas fireplace, a formal dining room and a living room, three distinct spaces rather than one open great room. That is a layout from the early 1960s, and it is a different proposition from the open-concept plans many buyers see in newer construction. For a household that wants a room for everyday living, another for dinners and a third for company, it offers separation that open plans cannot.
With 2,280 square feet across those rooms, the home is large for Piqua. The median home that changed hands here over the past 12 months sold for $180,000. The nearby sales at the low end of the range were homes of roughly 1,250 square feet or less. A 3-bedroom ranch with this much floor area, formal rooms included, falls into a much smaller group of homes, and the sale price reflects that.
The home also arrives with 2 full baths on the main level, which matters for a ranch with three bedrooms. Buyers comparing single-level homes often find a shortage of bathrooms before they run out of bedrooms. Here the primary suite has its own bath and the other two bedrooms share one, so the plan avoids that common trade-off.
A Sunroom, a Partly Finished Basement and a Two-Car Garage
Beyond the main floor, the listing points to three features that extend the living space. The first is a 20-by-14-foot sunroom, which works out to 280 square feet of additional room. A sunroom of that size can serve as a second sitting area, a reading room or a place for houseplants and morning coffee, and with the patio off the primary bedroom, the home has two distinct ways to spend time outdoors or near it.
The second is the basement. The listing describes it as partially finished and suited to entertaining, family gatherings and recreation. It also has substantial storage space, a bonus room the listing suggests could serve as a home office or play room, and a half bath. That half bath is what brings the home’s total to 2.5 baths, and it is a practical addition on a lower level, since guests and anyone working or playing downstairs do not have to climb to the main floor.
Storage is the part of a basement buyers tend to value after they move in. A home built in 1963 with room set aside for storage, a bonus room and a recreation area gives an owner a place for seasonal items, tools and hobby gear that would otherwise crowd the main living areas. A home office is also on the list of uses the listing suggests, and the bonus room offers one that does not take a bedroom out of service.
The third is a two-car garage, which rounds out the property. Covered parking for two vehicles is a plain but meaningful feature, and in the Piqua sales set it is one of the items that tends to separate larger, higher-priced homes from smaller ones. Taken together, the sunroom, basement and garage are a good part of why this ranch sold at $143 per square foot rather than at a lower rate.
How $325,000 Sits Against Piqua’s 12-Month Numbers
The headline comparison is the one with the widest gap. Piqua’s median sale price over the past 12 months is $180,000. At $325,000, 1312 Stratford Drive sold $145,000 above that median, or 81% above it. The highest sale in Piqua during the period was $550,000, so the market has room well above this result, and this sale sits in the upper tier of what the area has produced: 34th of 289.
The per-square-foot figures tell a more precise story. The Piqua median is $134 per square foot, and this home sold at $143, a premium of about $9, or roughly 7 percent. That is a modest gap next to the 81 percent difference in total price. In plain terms, most of the price difference comes from size. A buyer paid a little more per square foot than the typical Piqua buyer, for a home with much more floor area than the typical Piqua sale.
That reading matters for anyone trying to understand how Piqua prices homes. The market does not appear to reward large houses with a steep per-foot premium. It scales fairly smoothly: more square feet, a bigger check, with a small bump for features. The ranch on Stratford Drive fits that pattern. The sunroom, the basement with its bonus room and half bath, and the garage may account for some of the roughly 7 percent gap, though the sale data cannot say how much.
Speed is the third measure. The median Piqua home took 27 days to sell. This one took 16. A home priced in the top 12 percent of the market that still moves faster than the typical listing is a good sign of buyer interest at this price level, and it suggests the home was positioned where buyers were looking.
Listed at $350,000, Sold at $325,000
The home was listed at $350,000 and closed at $325,000, which is 7.1% below the list price, a difference of $25,000. The more useful way to read that gap is as the distance between where a seller started and where a buyer showed up. The two sides settled within about two weeks, with the home on the market for just 16 days.
That timeline matters for the data point the sale leaves behind. A sale that drags for months, with price cuts along the way, tends to leave a murkier comp. A sale that goes under contract quickly after listing tells appraisers, lenders and the next seller what a buyer was willing to pay at that moment, for that home, in that condition. The $325,000 figure is now a clean reference for large brick ranches in Piqua.
It also helps to remember that the list price and the closed price are measuring different things. A list price is an opening position. A closing price is what the market paid. At $325,000, the buyer’s offer still landed at 81 percent above the neighborhood’s median sale price and put the sale at 34th of 289. For a seller, that is a result that belongs in the upper tier of Piqua outcomes over the past year.
Seen against the 27-day median, 16 days is also a short marketing period. The home did not need a long wait to find the right buyer, which is another way of saying the original $350,000 list price was close enough to the market for a deal to come together quickly.
Close Comparables From the Same Week
Three Piqua sales closed on October 30, 2026, the same day as this one, and two of them make useful comparisons. On West Camelot Road, a 3-bedroom home with 3,336 square feet sold for $355,000. That is $30,000 more than Stratford Drive, for roughly 1,050 more square feet, and it works out to about $106 per square foot against Stratford’s $143. The larger home brought the larger check, but the smaller ranch commanded the higher rate per foot.
On West Greene Street, a 4-bedroom home with 1,951 square feet sold for $261,000, or about $134 per square foot, which matches the Piqua median. Stratford Drive’s buyer paid $64,000 more and received 329 more square feet, one fewer bedroom, and a sunroom, basement and garage package described in the listing. The per-foot gap between the two is about $9.
Those two sales bracket the Stratford Drive result neatly. One sold higher in total dollars and lower per foot; the other sold lower in total dollars at the neighborhood’s median rate. The $325,000 price sits between them on total price and above both on a per-square-foot basis, which fits a 3-bedroom ranch with this much main-level living space and a finished-in-part lower level.
Smaller homes closed in the days around it as well. A 3-bedroom on Dover Avenue with 1,252 square feet sold for $130,000 on November 2, and a 3-bedroom on Orr Street with 1,264 square feet sold for $85,000 on October 30. Those sales show how wide Piqua’s range is at the same bedroom count. Two homes with three bedrooms each can differ by more than $190,000 in sale price when the square footage, condition and extras differ.
What the Sale Means for Piqua
Piqua’s last 12 months show a market with real breadth. Sales ran from the five-figure range on up to a high of $550,000, with a median of $180,000 in between. A sale at $325,000 that ranks 34th out of 289 tells owners of larger homes that the upper half of the market is active, and that buyers are paying for space and features when a home delivers both.
For homeowners considering a sale, the Stratford Drive result offers a practical reference. A brick ranch of 2,280 square feet from 1963, with a gas fireplace, formal dining and living rooms, a sunroom, a partly finished basement and a two-car garage, drew a buyer in 16 days at $325,000. Owners of similar homes can compare their own square footage, bedroom and bath counts, and extras against that sale when they think about pricing.
For buyers, the sale shows the kind of home Piqua’s upper tier can offer for the money. At $143 per square foot, the price is close to the neighborhood median rate of $134, which means buyers looking for space were not asked to pay a large premium per foot for it. That helps explain why a house this size could move in half the time of a typical Piqua listing.
The three sales on October 30, 2026, at $261,000, $325,000 and $355,000, also show activity in the middle and upper part of the market in the same week. The comps are now on the books. The next ranch of this size to list in Piqua will have a recent, well-documented sale to measure against.
Recognizing the Professionals Behind the Outcome
Shari Stover of Glasshouse Realty Group 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 Piqua
These are the questions readers ask most about the 1312 Stratford Drive sale and what it shows about Piqua’s housing market.
How much did 1312 Stratford Drive sell for?
The home sold for $325,000 on October 30, 2026. It was listed at $350,000, so it closed 7.1 percent, or $25,000, below the list price after 16 days on the market.
How does the sale compare with the typical Piqua home?
Piqua’s median sale price over the past 12 months is $180,000 across 289 sales. At $325,000, this sale was 81 percent above that median and ranked 34 of 289, inside the top 12 percent of sales in the period.
What are the home’s basic features?
It is a brick ranch built in 1963 with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a half bath in the basement and 2,280 square feet. The listing also describes a gas fireplace in the family room, a formal dining room, a living room, a 20-by-14-foot sunroom, a partly finished basement with a bonus room and a two-car garage.
How fast did it sell compared with other Piqua homes?
It closed after 16 days on the market. The median Piqua home over the past 12 months took 27 days, so this one sold 11 days faster than typical.
What was the price per square foot?
The sale works out to $143 per square foot. The Piqua median over the past 12 months is $134 per square foot, so this home sold at a premium of about $9 per foot, or roughly 7 percent.
What other Piqua homes sold the same day?
On October 30, 2026, a 4-bedroom home with 1,951 square feet on West Greene Street sold for $261,000, and a 3-bedroom home with 3,336 square feet on West Camelot Road sold for $355,000. Stratford Drive’s $325,000 sits between the two in total price.
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