Tucked away in the small town of West Fairlee, this 2005 Northeastern Log Home is a functional year-round home with plenty of expansion opportunity, or keep it simple and enjoy easy living on 15 wooded acres. Located on a town-maintained dead-end road, the property offers privacy, recreation, and direct access to VAST and VASA trails, all just minutes from Lake Fairlee, Lake Morey, Bradford, and Interstate 91. The home is well laid out with everything you need in under 1,000 square feet, including a cozy loft, private bathroom, covered deck, and full basement for storage, utility space, or future potential. Heat options include a soapstone wood stove, propane wall heater, and a kerosene heater in the basement to help keep the home warm while away. Fiber optic internet is already in place, making it easy to stay connected or work from home. Outside, the land includes mature pine and hardwood, underground electric, a dug well with UV water treatment system, private 1,000-gallon septic and leach field, and a small open field/food plot with apple trees. Established four-wheeler access leads through the property to the upper portion of the land, where long-range valley and hillside views may be possible with selective clearing. This could be an excellent future homesite, offering a quiet, middle-of-nowhere feel surrounded by woods. Live comfortably in the established year-round home below while building your dream home at the higher elevation. Located in West Fairlee, a no-zoning town, the property may offer flexibility for future use, auxiliary buildings, RVs, or expansion. Excellent opportunity for year-round living, a vacation home, short-term rental, or housing for traveling professionals. Under 3 hours from Boston and just 30 minutes to Lebanon, Hanover, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Barre, VT. This property may qualify for VA or FHA loans.
Escape to your own private log cabin homestead designed for self-sufficiency, comfort, and breathtaking natural beauty. Set on 86 wooded acres along a private road, this one-of-a-kind property offers absolute peace, privacy, and stunning views. The home lives as one expansive residence with soaring 20' cathedral ceilings and open living spaces filled with natural light, while thoughtfully allowing flexible separate living areas when desired. Radiant heat runs through all three floors, supported by a state-of-the-art utility system. A new Generac whole-house generator ensures reliable power year-round. The kitchen features new appliances, including an Italian pizza oven perfect for baking and entertaining. Private-entry spaces on the first and third floors offer kitchen or appliance hookups, ideal for guests, extended family, rental use, or a home-based business; all while maintaining the feel of one grand home. Outdoor living shines with over an acre of split-rail fencing with welded wire for animals, a 12' x 30' greenhouse, a beautiful spring-fed, stocked pond, and a deep artesian well supporting self-reliant living. A second building site overlooking the pond offers future expansion potential. The surrounding forest includes waterfall streams, walking paths, and historic stone fences, creating a nature-lover's retreat for hiking, hunting, or simply enjoying the land. All this tranquility is just 30 minutes from Dartmouth University, Hanover dining, and West Lebanon shopping. A rare blend of privacy, flexibility, and modern comfort; homestead living at its finest.
This affordable home sits on a 1 acre corner lot with established garden space and a fenced in yard. A one car garage makes cleaning snow off your car an unnecessary cold weather task! There is an attached covered space for storage as well. Step inside to the soft glow of the pellet stove, filling the living room with a cozy atmosphere. The open flow will bring you into a nicely sized kitchen where newer appliances add modern convenience to the home. Past the kitchen you will find the full bathroom, laundry and the largest of three bedrooms. The other two bedrooms are at the other end of the home past the living room. Some recent updates include the heating system, hot water heater, and heat tape under the home. Sale contingent on seller finding suitable housing.
West Fairlee is located in Vermont. West Fairlee, Vermont has a population of 762. West Fairlee is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 23.68% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 25.82%.
The median household income in West Fairlee, Vermont is $69,821. The median household income for the surrounding county is $67,906 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in West Fairlee is 48.7 years.
The average high temperature in July is 77.1 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 4.7 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 41.3 inches per year, with 79.3 inches of snow per year.
