Fact: Three hundred grand will get you a decent home pretty much anywhere in America. But depending on which state you live in, your house might also come with a seven-acre forest, a landscaped pool and a kitchen that would make Ina Garten faint. So let’s take a road trip. Here’s what you can buy for $300,000 in all 50 states.
Here's What $300,000 Will Buy You in All 50 States
BRB, moving to Maine
![houseal](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/houseal.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Alabama (4 Br, 4 Ba)
Hey, golfers. This turnkey home in Florence is located next to a lush course, which you can peep from the sunroom and patio.
![houseak](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/houseak.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Alaska (2 Br, 2 Ba)
Admit it: You’ve always wanted to live in your own log cabin. And with a Jacuzzi in the backyard (overlooking a lake), moving to Alaska doesn’t sound so bad…
![house ar](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house-ar.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Arizona (3 Br, 2 Ba)
Who needs a fancy resort? We’ll just buy this house in Tucson and literally never leave the pool.
![house4](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house4.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Arkansas (3 Br, 2 Ba)
If crushing on a kitchen is wrong, we don’t want to be right.
![house5](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house5.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
California (3 Br, 2 Ba)
OK, we could get used to barbecuing in Apple Valley.
![house6](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house6.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Colorado (2 Br, 1 Ba)
Welcome to your little cabin in the woods in Manitou Springs. Enjoy the view.
![house7](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house7.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Connecticut (4 Br, 2 Ba)
This Woodstock colonial has a stone fireplace to keep you warm in the winter and a lake to keep you cool in the summer.
![house8](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house8.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Delaware (4 Br, 2 Ba)
Who cares how many bedrooms this home in Ocean View has? You’ll be spending all your time at Bethany Beach (only two miles away).
![house9](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house9.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Florida (4 Br, 2 Ba)
Night swimming in our Oviedo backyard is about to become our favorite new hobby.
![house10](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house10.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Georgia (5 Br, 3 Ba)
Hmm, maybe we’ll make this log cabin in Cleveland our first vacation home. S’mores, anyone?
![house11](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house11.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Hawaii (4 Br, 1 Ba)
When you live in place called Hawaiian Paradise Park, it’s impossible to be in a bad mood. Not enough palm trees? Don’t worry, there are more in the backyard.
![house12](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house12.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Idaho (3 Br, 1 Ba)
Cottage living at its finest (in Boise’s Rocky Mountain foothills).
![house13](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house13.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Illinois (3 Br, 2 Ba)
Oh heyyy, dream kitchen in Lombard. With that amazing copper sink, we don’t even mind doing the dishes.
![house14](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house14.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Indiana (3 Br, 2 Ba)
Can’t decide whether to live in the city or the country? This adorable little Craftsman is a 15-minute drive from downtown Indianapolis, but it also sits on 1.5 acres of land. Win-win.
![house15](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house15.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Iowa (4 Br, 3 Ba)
Who needs neighbors when you have a 2.5 acres, two ovens and a built-in espresso machine?
![house16](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house16.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Kansas (5 Br, 3 Ba)
If Dorothy had had a porch like this, she’d never have gone to Oz in the first place.
![house17](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house17.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Kentucky (4 Br, 2 Ba)
Yeah, we think we could watch a few Netflix marathons in here.
See the listing
![house18](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house18.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Louisiana (4 Br, 3 Ba)
So if we move into this charming house in St. Martinville, we get to eat beignets every day, right?
![house19](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house19.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Maine (4 Br, 2 Ba)
Who cares if it’s freezing in Parsonsfield for more than half the year? The house comes with 70 (yes, 70) acres of sledding hills.
![house20](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house20.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Maryland (3 Br, 3 Ba)
Oooh, maybe we should get this cute Colonial in Baltimore…
![house21](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house21.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Massachusetts (3 Br, 1 Ba)
Want a quirky house full of character? Move to this charming Victorian in Haverhill.
![house22](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house22.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Michigan (2 Br, 1 Ba)
A cute-as-a-button bungalow just a block from Lake Michigan? Sign us up.
![house23](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house23.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Minnesota (3 Br, 2 Ba)
If we can have this adorable dining room, we promise we’ll stop eating in front of the TV.
![house24](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house24.jpg?fit=680%2C860)
Mississippi
So if we move to Vicksburg, we can basically live in a castle. Oh yeah, and there’s a greenhouse and a two-bedroom carriage house on the property too, NBD.
![house25](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house25.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Missouri (3 Br, 3 Ba)
New Yorkers, take note: In Saint Louis, you can live in the city and you get a dining room.
![montanahousenew](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/montanahousenew.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Montana (3 Br, 1 Ba)
Home, home on the range…
![house27](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house27.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Nebraska
If you need us, we’ll be right here, sipping lemonade.
![house28](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house28.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Nevada (4 Br, 3 Ba)
Who wants to mow a lawn, anyway?
![house29](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house29.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
New Hampshire (4 Br, 2 Ba)
When we buy this seven-acre farm in Strafford, we can finally get that pony we’ve always wanted.
![house30](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house30.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
New Jersey (6 Br, 2 Ba)
Ooo, we hope this awesome old house from 1893 doesn’t have any ghosts…
![house31](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house31.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
New Mexico (3 Br, 3 Ba)
Hi. This Rancho Rio home has soaring beamed ceilings, kiva fireplaces and a sprawling yard that overlooks the Sandia Mountains. Goodbye.
![house32](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house32.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
New York (1 Br, 1 Ba)
For the sake of argument, let’s just see what $300K gets you in Manhattan. Congrats! It’s a 350-square-foot studio apartment on East 43rd Street.
![house33](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house33.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
North Carolina (3 Br, 1 Ba)
Gah, this 1920s Durham bungalow checks all our period-detail boxes. (Built-in-bookshelves, we love you.)
![house34](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house34.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
North Dakota (5 Br, 3 Ba)
Why would you ever leave this sprawling ranch replete with wet bar, wine bar and big ol’ deck perfect for entertaining?
![house35](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house35.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Ohio (4 Br, 4 Ba)
Four bathrooms and a pool: We’ll take it!
![house36](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house36.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Oklahoma (3 Br, 2 Ba)
We’re kind of obsessed with the industrial-rustic ceiling in the kitchen of this 1939 Tulsa home.
![house37](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house37.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Oregon (2 Br, 1 Ba)
High-efficiency furnace. Charming porch. Newly remodeled kitchen. The dream is alive in Portland.
![house38](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house38.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Pennsylvania (3 Br, 2 Ba)
Sure, it’s semi-detached, but it’s also just outside Philadelphia in one of the best school districts in the state.
![house39](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house39.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Rhode Island (2 Br, 1 Ba)
New England beach-town cottage goals.
![house40](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house40.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
South Carolina (2 Br, 2 Ba)
Can we just retire now to this fancy-pants gated community in Myrtle Beach?
See the listing
![house41](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house41.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
South Dakota (2 Br, 2 Ba)
Six acres and your own private lake. Oh, and did we mention there’s a treehouse with electricity?
![house42](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house42.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Tennessee (3 Br, 3 Ba)
This Knoxville stunner features four sunlights, a solarium, a spiral staircase and, um, a natural spring that flows through the property.
![house43](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house43.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Texas (4 Br, 3 Ba)
You want brand-spanking new and sprawling? That’s what you’ll get in this 3,000-square-foot Katy Oaks McMansion.
![house44](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house44.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Utah (4 Br, 2 Ba)
Now that’s a porch.
![house45](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house45.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Vermont (2 Br, 2 Ba)
Ever dream about a quiet cabin in the middle of nowhere? Yeah, us too.
![house46](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house46.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Virginia
This brand new Norfolk beach house could be yours for a mere $319,000. (Plus the cost of transporting your boat, obvi.)
![house47](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house47.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Washington (4 Br, 3 Ba)
This '60s split-level is extra groovy, thanks to a huge wooded backyard and open-concept floor plan.
![house48](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house48.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
West Virginia (5 Br, 2 Ba)
We don't know where Moorefield is, but we're job-hunting there immediately.
![house49](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house49.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Wisconsin (5 Br, 4 Ba)
The beamed ceilings in this Green Bay home have us saying “Go Packers.”
![house50](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/house50.jpg?fit=680%2C489)
Wyoming (3 Br, 2.25 Ba)
And…bye. We’re quitting life and moving here.