Celebrity homes in other states cost less than average Bay Area home

With a median home price of $1.6 million in the Bay Area, it can be hard to imagine that people — especially celebrities — across the country are able to buy a mansion for the same price as a two-bedroom home in San Francisco.

In Texas, Connecticut and Vermont, there are at least six big names who bought what would be considered a mansion for much less than they would go for in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

In the Bay Area city of Lafayette, a former catcher for the Giants, Buster Posey, sold his 6.038-square-foot, six-bedroom, five-bathroom home for $9.3 million. Compared to that, many celebrities are buying homes in other states for less than the Bay Area’s average $1.6 million.

In Montrose, Texas, former Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa recently listed his 3.657-square-foot, three-bedroom, four-bathroom home for $1.599 million. The property includes a basketball court and swimming pool.

To the west, just outside of Austin, “Twilight” star Jackson Rathbone sold his 3,929-square-foot Pflugerville home for about $800,000. The actor and his wife traded in their five-bedroom home with an outdoor playhouse and farmhouse-style kitchen for a six-bedroom brick home in an Atlanta suburb they bought for $920,000.

Three listings in Connecticut also shine a light on the price differences. In Stamford, Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum has listed his 2,000-square-foot home for just over $1 million. The home even has a toilet that reportedly costs $12,000.

In Easton, the six-bedroom former home of late Bigelow Tea entrepreneur Arnold D’Angelo has been listed for $1.7 million. The custom-built, Italian-style home includes hand-painted walls, a 500-bottle wine cellar and outdoor entertainment space.

The former Westport home of Broadway scenery designer and creator of the Gershwin Theater, Ralph Alswang, also recently hit the market. The four-bedroom home, which was custom-built for the Knopf publishing family, is listed for $1.498 million.

Finally, in Arlington, Vt., actor Alec Baldwin paid $1.75 million for a 5,400-square-foot, seven-bedroom home. The 55-acre property also includes a guest cottage and horse barn. It previously sold for $549,000 in 2014.

Meanwhile, in San Francisco, $1.5 million can buy a two-bedroom home that’s just a little over 1,000 square feet, like the homes at 168 Sylvan Drive and 105 Joost Avenue, which sold last winter.

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