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What a Million Bucks Buys: West Coast Edition

Posted on November 16, 2011November 17, 2011 by The Tim

Let’s have a look at what kind of house you could buy today for about a million dollars in a variety of locales around the Seattle area and elsewhere. For buyers who have the money to buy a home basically anywhere they want, what kind of home can they get around Seattle and elsewhere along the west coast? Let’s find out.

For the purpose of this post, we’ll be looking at currently active listings priced $950,000 to $1,000,000.

Seattle
Average: 4 bedrooms, 3.1 bathrooms, 3,295 square feet, 0.20 acre lot.
Sample home: 5225 SW Forest St – $995,000, 4 beds, 4.75 baths, 3,340 sqft, 0.13 acres

5225 SW Forest St Seattle, WA 98116

Bellevue
Average: 4 bedrooms, 3.2 bathrooms, 3,909 square feet, 0.44 acre lot.
Sample home: 17807 SE 57th Place – $999,000, 4 beds, 3 baths, 3,480 sqft, 0.37 acres

17807 SE 57th Place Bellevue, WA 98006

Snohomish County
Average: 3.8 bedrooms, 3.0 bathrooms, 3,945 square feet, 6.44 acre lot.
Sample home: 5212 233 Place NE, Arlington – $1,000,000, 5 beds, 2 baths, 11,984 sqft, 5.75 acres

5212 233 Place NE Arlington, WA 98223

Pierce County
Average: 3.4 bedrooms, 3.3 bathrooms, 3,819 square feet, 6.11 acre lot.
Sample home: 6421 Cromwell Beach Dr NW, Gig Harbor – $975,000, 4 bd, 6 ba, 6,304 sqft, 3.19 acres

6421 Cromwell Beach Dr NW Gig Harbor, WA 98335


Portland
Average: 3.9 bedrooms, 3.6 bathrooms, 4,256 square feet, 1.27 acre lot.
Sample home: 11270 SW Military Rd – $999,000, 5 beds, 4.5 baths, 5,700 sqft, 0.33 acres

11270 SW Military Rd Portland, OR 97219

San Francisco
Average: 3.8 bedrooms, 2.6 bathrooms, 2,010 square feet, 0.08 acre lot.
Sample home: 3822 24th St – $979,000, 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,312 sqft, 0.07 acres

3822 24th St San Francisco, CA 94114

Los Angeles
Average: 3.7 bedrooms, 2.9 bathrooms, 2,734 square feet, 0.30 acre lot.
Sample home: 1147 Lake St – $987,999, 4 beds, 2.75 baths, 2,600 sqft, 0.15 acres

1147 Lake St Venice, CA 90291

San Diego
Average: 3.9 bedrooms, 3.0 bathrooms, 2,861 square feet, 0.47 acre lot.
Sample home: 4145 Vista Bonita Ln – $965,000, 4 beds, 3.5 baths, 4,057 sqft, 1.00 acre

4145 Vista Bonita Ln Escondido, CA 92025

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