An 1891 farmhouse in Sonoma, a 1941 cottage in Seal Beach and a midcentury ranch house in Santa Barbara.

This home is less than two miles from Sonoma Plaza, offering easy access to the popular shops and restaurants in the historic city center. It is less than a mile from a brewery, a pizzeria and several cocktail bars, and about a 10-minute walk from Maxwell Farms Regional Park, which has a playground, a skatepark and walking trails.

Napa and Santa Rosa are about a half-hour drive away. Healdsburg is 45 minutes away. Driving to Sacramento or San Francisco takes less than an hour and a half. Mendocino is three hours away. Lake Tahoe is a three-and-a-half-hour drive.

Size: 1,864 square feet

Price per square foot: $858

Indoors: This house sits behind a wooden fence and a yard landscaped with gravel and drought-tolerant plants. Wide steps lead up to the covered porch, which is big enough for a bench swing, several chairs and a table.

The bright pink front door opens into a foyer with refinished fir floors. The living room, to the left, has a wood-burning fireplace and French doors that open to a sunroom. On the other side of the living room is a windowed dining room with original built-in cabinets.

The updated kitchen, at the back of the house, has stainless steel appliances, butcher block counters and floating shelves and glass sliding doors that open to a deck. A powder room and a small bedroom used as a home office are also in this part of the house.

The other two bedrooms are off the foyer. They share an updated bathroom with a combined tub and shower.

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