A million dollars still sounds like mansion money, but on the Clallam County waterfront, it might buy you a one-bedroom cabin with two docks or two houses that share a stretch of creek.
In Sequim, $999,750 buys two homes on five acres with a trail down to McDonald Creek. Each home has its own garage, well and septic system. One comes with a greenhouse. The other has a treehouse.
Two other active listings show what a little less buys in Clallam County, from a bluff overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca to a Lake Sutherland cabin with two docks.
Here’s what one million dollars gets you in Clallam County these days:
$999,750 in Sequim: Two Homes and Five Acres by McDonald Creek
The listing for 470 and 510 Sherburne Road bundles two parcels into one sale. The larger house has four bedrooms and two bathrooms on two acres.
It comes with a covered porch, a fenced garden, fruit trees and grid-connected solar panels. A trail leads down to a spot by McDonald Creek.
The second home is a one-bedroom, one-bath cabin on three acres. It has a wood stove, a cast-iron tub and a greenhouse outside.
Between the two houses, the listing reports 2,441 square feet, five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
$949,000 Near Port Angeles: A Bluff Above the Strait
At 164 Calbert Road, a single-story house sits on 1.6 acres of high-bank waterfront. Picture windows look across the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward Canada.
The 2,003-square-foot house has two bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms and an office.
Here, the draw is the view from above the water. The listing describes bluff frontage and doesn’t advertise stairs down to the beach.
The asking price is $251,000 below the original $1.2 million.
$874,950 on Lake Sutherland: A Small Cabin With Two Docks
The listing at 570 S. Shore Road offers 930 square feet, one bedroom, two bathrooms and a loft.
A private stairway leads down from roadside parking to the cabin and lakefront, where there are two decks and two docks.
It’s the smallest house of the three, and the easiest to picture spending most of the day outside. At $124,800 less than the two-home Sequim property, the cabin trades indoor space and acreage for a place to get right out on the lake.
The difference comes down to what you want from the water. In Sequim, there’s room for two households and a walk down to the creek.
On Calbert Road, the view stretches across the Strait. At Lake Sutherland, the water is where you’ll spend your afternoon. Prices are asking prices, and availability can change.