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Under contract
Listed by: Rolls Real Estate • Julie Rolls
$269,500
1551 Hawthorne Ave, Chico, CA 95926
3beds
1,274sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1953
0.26 Acres Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$212/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
- 19 days |
- 1,697 |
- 78 |
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Julie Rolls DRE #01844065 530-520-8545,
Rolls Real Estate
Source: CRMLS,MLS#: SN26135440
Originating MLS: California Regional MLS
Originating MLS: California Regional MLSFacts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
- Main level bathrooms: 1
- Main level bedrooms: 3
Rooms
- Room types: Bonus Room, Bedroom, Kitchen, Living Room, Other
Bedroom
- Features: All Bedrooms Down
Bathroom
- Features: Bathtub, Separate Shower
Kitchen
- Features: Kitchen/Family Room Combo
Heating
- Fireplace(s), Wood Stove
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Water Heater
- Laundry: Inside
Features
- Built-in Features, Ceiling Fan(s), Storage, Unfurnished, All Bedrooms Down
- Has fireplace: Yes
- Fireplace features: Living Room
- Common walls with other units/homes: No Common Walls
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,274 sqft
Video & virtual tour
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Driveway Level, Garage Faces Side
- Attached garage spaces: 2
Features
- Levels: One
- Stories: 1
- Entry location: 1
- Patio & porch: Covered, Front Porch
- Has private pool: Yes
- Pool features: Gunite, In Ground, Private
- Fencing: Needs Repair
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Neighborhood
Lot
- Size: 0.26 Acres
- Features: 0-1 Unit/Acre, Street Level
Details
- Parcel number: 045452016000
- Special conditions: HUD Owned,Real Estate Owned
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Foundation: Slab
Condition
- Fixer,Repairs Major
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1953
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Unknown
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: Park, Suburban
Location
- Region: Chico
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $212/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $400,000
- Annual tax amount: $4,627
- Date on market: 7/7/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 19 days
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional
- Road surface type: Paved
Foreclosure details
Estimated market value
Not available
Estimated sales range
Not available
$2,180/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 12/2/2024 | Sold | $382,620+201.3%$300/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 8/31/1999 | Sold | $127,000+49.4%$100/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 1/14/1998 | Sold | $85,000$67/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,627 +51.4% | $400,000 +109% |
| 2024 | $3,057 +51.3% | $191,346 +2% |
| 2023 | $2,021 +1.8% | $187,595 +2% |
| 2022 | $1,986 -48.9% | $183,917 +2% |
| 2021 | $3,888 +100.3% | $180,312 +1% |
| 2020 | $1,941 +1.9% | $178,465 +2% |
| 2019 | $1,904 +1.9% | $174,967 +2% |
| 2018 | $1,868 +2.2% | $171,537 +2% |
| 2017 | $1,828 +9.6% | $168,174 +2% |
| 2016 | $1,667 +2.6% | $164,877 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $1,625 | $162,401 +2% |
| 2014 | $1,625 | $159,221 +0.5% |
| 2013 | -- | $158,502 +2% |
| 2012 | -- | $155,395 +2% |
| 2011 | -- | $152,349 +0.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $151,211 -0.2% |
| 2009 | -- | $151,571 +2% |
| 2008 | -- | $148,600 +2% |
| 2007 | -- | $145,687 +2% |
| 2006 | -- | $142,832 +2% |
| 2005 | -- | $140,032 +2% |
| 2004 | -- | $137,287 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $134,772 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $132,130 +2% |
| 2001 | -- | $129,540 |
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Monthly payment
Climate risks
Neighborhood: 95926
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 7/10Sierra View Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.2 mi
- 8/10Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 1.3 mi
- 7/10Chico High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.8 mi
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