Cheap Houses Near a Lake
There are 48 homes near a lake on RealHunt today, each one scored and ranked. Prices start at €12,000 (Lazio) and the middle of the list sits at €64,500.
They are spread over 12 countries, with the most in Sweden (18) and Italy (10).
“Near a lake” means lakeside in the listing, or a named lake within 3 km of the map point.
A person looked at every listing before it went up. Ruins, homes that need a new roof and listings with a single photo are left out.
€12,000 Stone house in a hill town 55 min from Rome Lazio
€22,000 Charming wooden house in the forest near a lake Central Sweden
€25,960 Cosy villa with sauna, 100 m from the river Northern Sweden
€32,000 Lake-view house six minutes from the lake Umbria
€34,000 Apartment in Marsala, Trapani Marsala, Trapani
€35,400 Thatched cottage from 1800 in open countryside Bønderby, Sønderjylland
€38,000 1-bed house 11 minutes from Lake Como Lake Como
€39,000 Country house with garden in Cassino, Frosinone Cassino, Frosinone
€41,000 Bright house with a big terrace and wood stove Filipstad, Värmland
€45,000 2-bed house 10 minutes from the lake Lombardy
€45,000 Two-apartment 1950s house with geothermal heating Bruzaholm, Jönköping
€46,000 3-bed stone house in the heart of a village Le Lonzac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
€49,680 Traditional house with ocean views on the Kyoto coast Kyoto
€50,575 2-bed apartment in San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco San Pedro Tlaquepaque
€52,800 Holiday cottage with winter garden by a bathing lake in Salgesch Salgesch
€54,000 Cottage on 6,148 m² of garden and woodland near two lakes Eringsboda, Blekinge
€54,000 Historic lakeside farm on 1.1 hectares Northern Sweden
€54,280 White log cabin with a big deck in a lake community Himeji, Hyogo
€55,000 1914 home with lake views, guest house and double garage on 6,525 m² Naggen, Medelpad
€59,000 Restored stone home with two panoramic terraces near a lake in Abruzzo Bomba, Abruzzo
€60,000 Traditional timber cottage with sauna on 2,547 m² of nature Bäckhammar, Värmland
€62,560 Nine-room 1960s farmhouse with an earthen kura near Lake Biwa Takashima, Shiga
€64,000 Simple lakeside holiday cottage with extra sleeping cabins Nordanede, Medelpad
€64,000 1948 home near the Kornsjön lakes Loviseholm, Dalsland
€65,000 Move-in-ready town house in Vinderup for €65k Vinderup
€65,431 Hand-hewn 1941 log house in the heart of Telemark Bøgrend, Telemark
€71,000 Woodland summer cabin with guesthouse and swimming lakes nearby Vivljunga, Kronoberg
€72,000 Off-grid lakefront cottage with own jetty and wood-fired sauna Sunnemo, Värmland
€75,000 Fully renovated, fully furnished stone home in a quiet Tuscan village Subbiano, Tuscany
€75,440 1917 Forest Cottage with a swimming lake five minutes away Linneryd, Småland
€76,000 House with a west-facing terrace over the Klarälven river Torsby, Värmland
€78,000 Extensively renovated 1945 house on 2,800 m² of garden and woodland Markaryd, Småland
€78,000 1909 cottage with a huge barn, guest room, orchard and log house Gålsbo, Dalarna
€78,100 Renovated log cabin across the road from a lake Indian Harbour Lake
€79,800 198 m² family villa near the Limfjord for under €80k Ranum
€80,700 Year-round wooden chalet with garden and pool access near Lake Zurich Gommiswald
€85,000 2-bedroom flat with a Lake Como view terrace Peglio, Lake Como
€86,962 Updated 2-bed house in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Glace Bay
€89,000 3-bedroom stone house with Lake Como views Plesio, Lake Como
€89,000 Whitewashed cave home with a sunny courtyard near Lake Negratin Freila
€89,000 Gambrel-roof farmhouse with metal roof and heat pump in Maine Ashland
€90,000 5-bed 1929 house a short walk from Lake Lelång Gunnarbyn, Värmland
€91,000 Lake-view retreat on nearly 7 hectares above Lake Gunnern Årbotten, Värmland
€93,111 Renovated 2-bed house in Astle, New Brunswick Astle
€94,400 Fully renovated and rewired two-bed in Cumbria Aspatria
€96,092 2-bed apartment in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco Tlaquepaque
€99,000 One-bedroom escape with 360-degree rooftop views towards the coast Alicante
€99,323 Move-in ready 2-bed house in Shearstown, Newfoundland Shearstown
Questions people ask
Can foreigners buy these homes?
In most of the countries here, yes. Italy, Sweden, Japan, the United States and Mexico let foreigners buy homes (in Mexico, within 50 km of the coast it is done through a bank trust). Canada bans most non-Canadians from buying homes in its cities until 1 January 2027. Each home page lists the rules and costs for its country.
Are these homes ready to live in?
That is the rule for everything we publish: no ruins, no land, no homes that clearly need major work. Old houses are fine if they have been looked after. Always get a survey before you buy.
How often is this list updated?
Every day. Homes that sell or get reported as gone are taken down, and new ones are added after a person checks them.