Elegant, without being overly ostentatious

304 valley Road, Cos Cob, $775,000, is under contract. Its interior could use a little updating, but it’s got 1,756 sq. ft. and 2 bedrooms; try duplicating that in NYC for this price. New York is not Cos Cob, granted, but that can be a plus or a minus, depending.

The owners paid $610,000 in 2005, so not a huge home run in terms of appreciation, but they had a place to stay for 16 years, and it appears that they didn’t sink a whole lot of money into renovations, so there’s that.