Phoenix | $850,000

A midcentury modern house built in 1957, on 0.3 acres

This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house was built by a contractor who used it as his personal family residence, and recent updates have focused on retaining the home’s original character. Encanto Park, home to a nine-hole golf course and a small amusement park, is a mile away, and public elementary and high schools are within walking distance.

Downtown Phoenix is 10 minutes away by car, and Scottsdale is 25 minutes away.

Size: 1,912 square feet

Price per square foot: $445

Indoors: A walkway made of concrete pavers leads from the sidewalk to this home’s post-and-beam front patio. A door opens to the foyer, with the living room straight ahead. The floors are concrete with a white epoxy finish, and midcentury inspired wallpaper lines one wall.

A dining area with a fireplace and a family room are on one side of the living room, and the dining area is open to the kitchen, where the cabinets have yellow, brown and orange doors and the countertops are gray quartz. A laundry room off the kitchen has direct access to the garage, and a powder room is also on this side of the house.

All three bedrooms are off a hallway extending from the foyer, with the primary suite at the far end. There, a picture window faces the backyard, and the bathroom has a backlit floating vanity and a walk-in shower.

Two additional bedrooms off the hall both have ceiling fans and windows that face the street. A full bathroom across the hall has more colorful cabinets.

Outdoor space: A paved patio behind the house is shaded by an overhang of the roof, and the attached garage has two parking spots and an electric vehicle charger.

Taxes: $2,748 (estimated)

Contact: Jennifer Hibbard, 602-908-5801; and Christie Kinchen; 602-908-8946; Twins & Co. Realty

Oklahoma City | $859,000

A 1918 bungalow, on 0.2 acres

This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom house is in Heritage Hills, within walking distance of several house museums, a theater built in 1937 and shops selling ice cream, pizza and doughnuts.

The Oklahoma State Capitol is five minutes away by car, and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, the city’s convention center and botanical gardens are less than 10 minutes away.

Size: 2,497 square feet

Price per square foot: $344

Indoors: A paved path runs from the sidewalk up to this home’s covered porch, where the front door opens directly to the living room. Recently restored original windows face the street and the fireplace is flanked by built-in cabinets. A den is off one side of the living room.

A wide doorway is open to the dining room, which has access to an enclosed sunroom with tile floors and wood-paneled walls. Also through the dining room is the kitchen, which has a Bertazzoni gas range and quartzite countertops. A powder room and a laundry room are off the kitchen.

Two bedrooms are on this level, behind a central staircase. The en suite primary bedroom, which can fit a king-size bed, has a walk-in shower with black tile floors. The second bedroom also has an en suite bathroom, this one with a combined tub and shower.

Two more bedrooms are upstairs, connected by a shared full bathroom.

Outdoor space: A deck has steps that lead down to the backyard, enclosed by a wood fence and shaded by several mature trees. The garage is detached, with two parking spots.

Taxes: $11,040 (estimated)

Contact: Wendy Chong and Patrick Chong, RE/MAX Preferred; 405-751-4848

Old Saybrook, Conn. | $849,000

A 1929 Colonial Revival house, on 0.8 acres

This four-bedroom, two-bathroom house and attached one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest apartment are within walking distance of Saybrook Point Marina and a park that overlooks the Connecticut River. Old Saybrook’s Main Street, home to an oyster bar, a pub and a wine bar, is five minutes away by car, as is a shopping center with a supermarket.

New Haven is 40 minutes away, Hartford is an hour away and Providence, R.I. is an hour and 20 minutes away.

Size: 2,898 square feet

Price per square foot: $293

Indoors: The house sits behind a wide front lawn, the front door opening from a covered porch to a foyer with hardwood floors.

Off one side of the foyer is a family room with a fireplace and a bay of windows, and straight ahead is a dining room with windows that look out at the backyard. Off one side of the dining room is the kitchen, which has a center island and stainless steel appliances, and off another is a second sitting room and a space that could be used as a bedroom. A laundry room is at the back of this level, and a full bathroom is off the dining room.

Stairs lead from the foyer up to the second floor, where the primary bedroom has a round leaded-glass window and green walls. Two bedrooms, both with original hardwood floors, are across the hall, and a full bathroom on this level has a claw foot soaking tub. A sunroom is at the end of the hall.

Outdoor space: The guest apartment, at the back of the house, has a kitchen, bedroom and full bathroom as well as its own exterior entrance. A small greenhouse is in one corner of the backyard, and a detached garage has one parking spot. More cars can fit in the long driveway.

Taxes: $8,880 (estimated)

Contact: Tammy Tinnerello, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty; 860-867-6120