Whitefish, Mont. | $1.85 million

A 2024 A-frame house, on 4.6 acres

This five-bedroom, two-bathroom house is less than 10 minutes from the center of Whitefish, and its shops, breweries, restaurants and performing arts center. Whitefish Lake State Park, which has beaches for swimming and fishing, is also 10 minutes away, and the ski slopes of Whitefish Mountain Resort are 20 minutes away.

Kalispell is 30 minutes away and Missoula is less than three hours away.

Size: 3,093 square feet

Price per square foot: $598

Indoors: From the driveway, wood steps lead up to the front porch. A door opens to a foyer with a built-in bench and hardwood floors that continue into the open living area. On one side of this level is the living room, with a modern cone-shaped free-standing fireplace in one corner and a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the deck.

Opposite the living room is the combined kitchen and dining room, with open shelving and appliances that include a black Smeg refrigerator.

The primary bedroom is off the kitchen, with a window facing mature trees. A bathroom next door has a claw foot soaking tub and a separate walk-in shower.

Stairs beginning in the living room lead to a level with two more bedrooms. Both can hold queen beds, and they share a bathroom that has walls lined with handmade green tile. A loft bedroom, atop a second set of stairs, is tucked beneath the roof’s sharply angled peak. The house’s lowest level, below the entry level, has another bedroom, a full bathroom, and a family room.

Outdoor space: A wraparound deck on the main level has space for outdoor dining. There’s a hot tub on the lower level’s covered patio and a fire pit in the yard. The driveway has parking for four cars.

Taxes: $4,920 (estimated), and a $50 monthly homeowners’ association fee

Contact: Patrick Landon, Glacier Sotheby’s International Realty, 406-837-6100

Highland Park, Ill. | $1.875 million

An Arts and Crafts-style house built in 1901, on one acre

This seven-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom house was designed by the architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, whose other projects include a planned worker community in Indiana and residential and religious buildings in and around Chicago.

Lake Michigan is less than a mile away, and the center of Highland Park, with coffee shops, bakeries and a Metra rail station, is within walking distance. Driving into Chicago takes around 40 minutes.

Size: 5,000 square feet

Price per square foot: $375

Indoors: A long driveway leads from the street up to this home’s front entryway. Inside is a wood-paneled foyer with stairs to the upper floors. Off the foyer is a sitting room divided from the main living room by a wide doorway. In the living room, a wood-burning fireplace has a brick surround, and both a wood-paneled study and a wood-trimmed dining room are off the living room.

The dining room has access to a sunroom lined with windows, as well as to an updated kitchen, which has custom-built cabinets. A powder room and a butler’s pantry are both around the corner.

The second floor has three bedrooms, including the primary suite, where the bedroom is carpeted and has its own wood-burning fireplace. A dressing room is attached, and the primary bathroom has a soaking tub and two porcelain pedestal sinks.

The two other bedrooms on this level share a sitting room and a full bathroom, and a laundry room with a stacked washer and dryer is also on this floor. The third level has four bedrooms that can fit queen beds, two full bathrooms and an area that could be a playroom or a home office.

Outdoor space: Directly behind the house is a stone terrace that faces the backyard, which has paths winding around mature trees and a stone fountain. A detached carriage house has four parking spots on the ground level and a second-floor apartment with two bedrooms and a bathroom.

Taxes: $43,656 (estimated)

Contact: Keith Goad, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, 773-750-5201

Kennebunk, Maine | $1.845 million

A house built in 1910 and recently renovated, on 0.3 acres

This four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house and one-bedroom, one-bathroom guesthouse are less than two miles from several popular beaches. A coffee shop, a breakfast spot and a French restaurant are all within walking distance, as are the Kennebunk River waterfront restaurants of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport.

Portland is 40 minutes away by car, and Boston is about two hours away.

Size: 2,089 square feet

Price per square foot: $883

Indoors: From the street, a path leads up to the front porch, where a door opens directly to the living room. A stove sits in one corner of the space, and hardwood floors continue through a wide doorway into a dining room with a built-in corner cabinet.

On the other side of the dining room is the kitchen, where the counters and center island are topped with butcher block, and pendant lights hang from the wood ceiling, which has been painted white. A door opens from the kitchen to the patio, and a powder room, a pantry and a back staircase are off one side of the room.

The main staircase leads from the living room to the second floor and all four bedrooms. The primary suite has high ceilings and windows that face the backyard. Its bathroom has a walk-in shower with black and white tile. Another bedroom on this level can fit a queen bed and two smaller ones can accommodate double beds. The three guest bedrooms share a full bathroom with a skylight.

Outdoor space: A detached guesthouse has its own full bathroom and a lofted bedroom. The main residence and the guesthouse has access to a newly paved patio with a stone fire pit. A detached garage has two parking spots.

Taxes: $7,070 (estimated)

Contact: Alexcia Smith, Lux Group, Maine Real Estate Co., 207-227-6959