$550,000 Homes in Massachusetts, Illinois and Virginia

Sheffield, Mass. | $549,000

A 1955 house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 1.3-acre lot

This house is about five minutes from a library, a pizza parlor and several antiques shops in the center of Sheffield, a Berkshires town near the New York and Connecticut state lines. It is about 20 minutes from Great Barrington, a popular shopping and dining destination, and 40 minutes from Lenox, home to the Mount, Edith Wharton’s country estate, and the Tanglewood Music Center.

Albany, N.Y., is about an hour away. Driving to Hartford, Conn., takes about 90 minutes. New York City and Boston are three hours away.

Size: 1,506 square feet

Price per square foot: $365

Indoors: The house sits back from the road, at the end of a long driveway.

The front door opens into a bright living room with multiple windows and a fireplace with a stone chimney flanked by built-in cabinetry and shelves. This space is open to a dining area in front of a large window with a view of mature trees.

The adjoining kitchen has stainless steel appliances, wood cabinetry and access to a screened porch that can also be seen through a window over the sink. A laundry room and a pantry are off the kitchen.

A hallway extending from the center of the house leads to two bedrooms, including the primary bedroom, which has large windows and an en suite bathroom with a glass-walled shower and a new floating vanity. The other bedroom has the use of a full bathroom off the hall.