What you can buy for about $500,000 in Greater Boston

Would you prefer a single-family in Waltham, Melrose, or Cohasset or a condo in Fenway or Jamaica Plain?

3 Conrad Road in Melrose is listed for $499,900. via MLS

March 8, 2017

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Would you prefer a single-family in Waltham, Melrose, or Cohasset or a condo in Fenway or Jamaica Plain?

You can get any of those for about half a million dollars. As you might assume, you’ll get more bang for your buck in the suburbs if square footage is what you care about. You’ll get less room in the city, but will be within walking distance of all the action.

Here are five single-family homes and condos you can buy for about $500,000, ordered from highest price per square foot to lowest.

Check them out.

86 Jersey St., No. 34, Fenway
$499,000
1 bedroom, 1 bath
631 square feet
$790.81 per square foot

This condo may have a high price per square foot, but it is just a couple of blocks from Fenway Park. The unit features natural hardwood floors; a remodeled kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, new cabinets, and a glass-tile backsplash; and a renovated bathroom with a marble-topped vanity.

77 Woodlawn St., No. 1, Jamaica Plain
$495,000
3 bedrooms, 1 bath
1,038 square feet
$476.88 per square foot

Located on a cul-de-sac in Jamaica Plain’s Forest Hills neighborhood, this condo was recently renovated. The unit boasts an eat-in kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, Caesarstone counters, and new cabinets, as well as an in-unit laundry, hardwood floors, and front and back decks.

29 Beechwood Road, Waltham
$499,900
3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths
1,302 square feet
$383.95 per square foot

This dormered Cape in Waltham features a living room with a fireplace and crown molding. Other highlights include a dining room with a French door to a deck, a sunroom, and an attached one-car garage. The home sits on a 0.21-acre lot.

3 Conrad Road, Melrose
$499,900
3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths
1,951 square feet
$256.23 per square foot

This Cape on a 0.12-acre lot features a host of interesting details inside, such as chair rail molding and a built-in China cabinet in the dining room and a fireplace in the living room framed in bead board. The eat-in kitchen has enough counter space to create a breakfast bar, and there is a finished room on the lower level.

321 N. Main St., Cohasset
$495,000
4 bedrooms, 2 baths
2,464 square feet
$200.89 per square foot

This Colonial home in Cohasset features hardwood floors, an updated eat-in kitchen, and three first-floor bedrooms. The master suite is upstairs and has a vaulted ceiling, a walk-in closet, and a renovated bathroom. The walk-out lower level is finished with a family room, stone fireplace, window seat, office/playroom area, and glass sliders to the patio. The lot is 0.08 acre.

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