Clayton, Mo. | $975,000

A Tudor Revival house built in 1927 on 0.3 acres

This four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house in the Claverach Park area has a playground within walking distance, and Shaw Park, with an outdoor swimming pool and fields for soccer and baseball, is five minutes away by car. The campus of Washington University in St. Louis is also within a five-minute drive.

Downtown St. Louis is 15 minutes away and Mark Twain National Forest is 90 minutes away.

Size: 2,630 square feet

Price per square foot: $371

Indoors: Behind a semicircular driveway, a set of stone steps leads to the front door.

To the right from the foyer, original oak floors continue into the living room, where a fireplace has an original marble hearth. A powder room with original leaded-glass windows is off the living room, as is a sunroom with windows that face the front yard.

Beyond the living room is the dining room, with high ceilings and globe pendant lights. In a family room around the corner are French doors opening to the backyard and a wall of built-in storage. The kitchen is off the family room, with a new green range and a white tile backsplash.

To the left from the foyer is the primary bedroom, with pale blue walls and white molding. Stairs from the foyer rise to the second floor and the other three bedrooms. One has a bay window and another could be used as a primary bedroom. The second floor also has two full bathrooms. One has flora-and-fauna-print wallpaper, the other has a pink vanity and both have stained-glass windows.

Outdoor space: At one side of the house is a paved patio, currently home to a fire pit and chairs, with views of the backyard. A garage off the basement level has one parking spot.

Taxes: $9,864 (estimated)

Contact: Lauren Kohn Davis, , 314-308-2805

West Palm Beach, Fla. | $980,000

A 1945 bungalow on 0.1 acres

This three-bedroom, two-bathroom house is in Northwood, within walking distance of a marina, a waterfront restaurant and two historic districts. Manatee Lagoon is five minutes away by car, and the attractions of Palm Beach, including the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, the shops of Worth Avenue and public beaches, are 15 minutes away.

Fort Lauderdale is an hour away, and Miami is 90 minutes away.

Size: 1,702 square feet

Price per square foot: $576

Indoors: A paved path winds through the front yard, leading to a covered porch. The front door opens to the living room, which has wide-plank hardwood floors. A fireplace here is flanked by built-in bookshelves, and a window faces the street.

Behind the living room is a combined dining room and kitchen, where the appliances are stainless steel and rattan light fixtures hang above the center island. Through the kitchen is a family room with backyard-facing windows and shelves lined with banana leaf-print wallpaper. Also on this side of the house is the en suite primary bedroom, where French doors open to the pool and patio.

Two other bedrooms are off a hallway beginning in the living room and both have ceiling fans. An updated bathroom with a walk-in shower is off the hall.

Outdoor space: At the center of the backyard is an in-ground swimming pool with a wood deck on one side. Around the corner is a pergola-covered patio that could hold a grill and a table.

Taxes: $6,024 (estimated)

Contact: Lisa Mastronardi, Sotheby’s International Realty-Palm Beach Brokerage, 561-346-8220

Arroyo Hondo, N.M. | $975,000

A circa 1900 adobe farmhouse on two acres

This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house, which has been extensively updated, sits on a large lot that was once used to grow alfalfa. The center of Taos, with its art galleries, restaurants and museums dedicated to history, art and handicrafts, is 15 minutes away by car. The mountains of Taos Ski Valley are 30 minutes away.

Santa Fe is one hour and 45 minutes away and Albuquerque is two and a half hours away.

Size: 3,137 square feet

Price per square foot: $311

Indoors: A long driveway passes through this home’s large fenced front yard. The house has a covered front porch that can hold a set of chairs.

The front door opens to a foyer with a wood-burning stove in one corner and hardwood floors that continue into a dining room with high ceilings. Off this space is the living room, which has rough-hewed wood ceiling beams and windows that look out over the grounds.

On the other side of the dining room is the kitchen, with custom cabinets and stainless steel appliances including a gas range with a vent hood. A garden window is above the sink, and a Dutch door opens to the rear patio. A bedroom that can hold a queen-size bed is off the foyer, as is a powder room.

Stairs continue from the foyer up to the second floor, which holds the primary suite. The bedroom and an attached sitting room have pitched ceilings finished with wood paneling, and the bathroom has a soaking tub and separate shower.

The rest of this level is used as a combined den and home office, with access to another full bathroom and a laundry room.

Outdoor space: Behind the house is a gravel patio shaded by mature trees and with a view of a stream running through the property. Within walking distance is a barn that could be converted into a workshop or studio but is now used as a two-car garage.

Taxes: $2,370 (estimated)

Contact: Ryan Trujillo, 575-770-8650, and Page Sullivan, 575-770-6565, Berkshire Hathaway Taos & Angel Fire