Live from every tracked land bank
The cheapest houses in America, updated daily
Government land banks sell foreclosed homes and vacant lots for less than a used car — from $1. None of it reaches Zillow. Every listing below is live inventory from an official source, refreshed nightly.
- 1,648
- under $1,000
- 17,937
- under $5,000
- 20,775
- under $10,000
- 23,474
- priced listings
Browse all on the mapInventory checked July 5, 2026
The cheapest house in every covered state
The lowest-priced structure each state's land banks are selling right now — tap a card for full details and the official listing.
Cheap houses by state
Ohio14,523 under $10kMissouri2,126 under $10kTennessee1,741 under $10kMichigan900 under $10kNew York786 under $10kPennsylvania401 under $10kLouisiana116 under $10kKansas60 under $10kKentucky53 under $10kArkansas29 under $10kTexas17 under $10kIllinois14 under $10kIndiana7 under $10kVirginia2 under $10kWisconsin0 under $10k
Cheap-house questions, answered
- Are these cheap houses real listings?
- Yes — every listing comes from a government land bank's official published inventory and links straight to the source. LandBankSearch re-ingests every land bank nightly and removes sold parcels, so the prices here are current as of July 5, 2026.
- Why are these houses so cheap?
- Land banks are public agencies that resell tax-foreclosed and abandoned property. They aren't maximizing price — they're returning property to the tax roll — so houses often sell for the cost of back taxes and side lots go to neighbors for as little as $1. Most structures need renovation, and many programs require a rehab plan.
- What's the catch?
- Condition and process. Cheap structures usually need major rehab, some purchases require owner-occupancy or renovation commitments, and each land bank has its own application process instead of a normal closing. Every listing here links to the official page where the rules are spelled out.
- Can I get a mortgage on a $5,000 house?
- Rarely — most land bank purchases under ~$50k are cash or renovation-loan deals. Some buyers use 203(k)-style rehab loans, local credit unions, or hard-money lenders; a few land banks offer their own financing programs.
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