What $850,000 Buys in Florida, Rhode Island and New Mexico

Miami | $849,500

A unit in a 2007 contemporary condominium building

This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom unit is in a central Miami neighborhood within walking distance of the Miami Design District and the Wynwood Walls, an outdoor street-art installation. A shopping center with a Target is a few blocks away, as is a Trader Joe’s. Albert Pallot Park, which has a playground and walking trails that run along the edge of Biscayne Bay, is 15 minutes away on foot.

By car, Miami International Airport is 20 minutes away and South Beach is 25 minutes. Everglades National Park is an hour away, and driving on U.S. Route 1 down to Key West takes around four hours.

Size: 1,570 square feet

Price per square foot: $541

Indoors: This duplex’s front door opens to the main level, with the kitchen closer to the door and the sitting area at the far end of the space. Windows face the building’s courtyard and pool area, and sliding-glass doors open to one of three terraces. The ceilings are concrete and the floors are ceramic tile.

The kitchen also has terrace access and can hold a dining table. It has stainless steel appliances by Sub-Zero and Bosch, including a range with an electric cooktop. A powder room is nearby, as are stairs to the second floor.

There are two large en suite bedrooms, either of which could be considered the primary. The first-floor bedroom can fit a king-size bed and has several closets and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over another terrace. Its bathroom has a shower and a deep soaking tub.

Upstairs is a lofted space used as a den, with access to the second bedroom suite, also large enough for a king-size bed. The attached bathroom has the same porcelain-and-chrome tub as the one downstairs, as well as access to a private outdoor terrace.

Outdoor space: In addition to the three terraces, all of which are big enough for dining and lounging, the unit has use of the building’s amenities, which include a swimming pool, a fitness center and a sauna. The lobby is attended, and the unit comes with two parking spots in a secured garage.

Taxes: $12,137 (estimated), plus a $2,322 monthly homeowners association fee

Contact: Issam Shalhoub, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, 305-930-5805

Newport, R.I. | $845,000

A 1920 cottage, on 0.03 acres

This two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom cottage is in the Point, on the north side of Newport. The Narragansett Bay is five minutes away by foot, and a coffee shop, gas station and pharmacy are within a 10-minute walk. Thames Street, lined with shops and restaurants in Colonial-era buildings, is five minutes away by car. Most of the city’s Gilded Age mansions are within a 10-minute drive, as is Easton Beach, a popular spot for surfing and swimming.

Driving to Providence, R.I., takes around 40 minutes, while Boston takes 90 minutes. New Haven, Conn., takes less than two hours.

Size: 913 square feet

Price per square foot: $926

Indoors: Stone steps lead from the street to a blue front door set into a freshly-painted green facade. Inside is a foyer with wood-paneled walls and a coat closet. A second door opens to the living room, where the ceiling is trimmed with wood molding painted white. Off this space is a sunroom with street-facing windows.

Hardwood floors extend from the living room into the dining room, where doors open to an outside patio and the walls are painted blue above white wainscoting. The dining room faces a kitchen with a glossy green tile backsplash, a four-burner range and a garden window above the sink. A nearby half bathroom has nautical-themed wallpaper.

Stairs lead from the living room to the second floor and both bedrooms. Off one side of the landing is the primary bedroom, with bright blue walls and a rattan ceiling fixture. A four-over-four window faces the backyard, and across the hall is a bedroom. Next to the bedroom is the main bathroom, which has angled ceilings and a walk-in shower with a glass door. A linen closet is at the back of the hallway.

Outdoor space: There’s a stone patio, a hot tub and raised planters in the backyard, which is enclosed by a wood fence. Street parking is available in the neighborhood.

Taxes: $4,068 (estimated)

Contact: Lynn Creighton, Hogan Associates, Christie’s International Real Estate, 401-345-6886

Taos, N.M. | $849,000

An adobe house built in 1910, on 0.4 acres

This house, which has three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and an updated one-bedroom, one-bathroom casita. The Taos Art Museum, the Kit Carson Museum, and the art galleries along Kit Carson Road are within a 10-minute drive. A grocery store, a coffee shop and drugstore are five minutes away.

Taos Ski Valley Resort is a 40-minute drive, while Santa Fe is takes an hour and a half. Albuquerque is two and a half hours away.

Size: 2,801 square feet

Price per square foot: $303

Indoors: The house is set back from the street behind a wooden gate and a covered front patio. A door opens to a foyer adjacent to the open living and dining room. In the living area is one of the home’s three kiva fireplaces, and rough-hewed beams run across the ceilings.

A wide opening separates the living space from the dining area which has another kiva fireplace. Hardwood floors continue from here into the kitchen, which has a maple butcher block island and new stainless steel appliances.

A hallway runs from the foyer to the back of the house, with the primary suite off one side. The primary bedroom, also accessible from the living room, has a skylight with a solar-powered shade. French doors open to a spacious bathroom, where a soaking tub sits atop Clé tile, opposite a walk-in shower and a vanity.

The two additional bedrooms, each big enough for queen-size beds and with walls of built-in wood cabinets, are linked by a bathroom with a glass-walled shower.

Outdoor space: Behind the house, off the kitchen, is an outdoor dining patio. Flagstone pathways run through the yard. At the far side of the lot, on the other side of a fence, is the casita, which has a living room, a full kitchen, a separate bedroom, and a bathroom with a stone-clad shower. The property has a one-car garage with an attached work space.

Taxes: $2,796 (estimated)