33 Celebrity Homes Regular People Can Afford

Celebrities' paychecks might be huge, but that doesn't mean their homes have to be. Some stars forgo the glitz of the Hollywood Hills and lead frugal, modest lives. Others may live large, but many of them come from humble beginnings and prefer to keep it that way. Whether it's a rags-to-riches story, or a billionaire-in-a-modest-house story, check out our list of 33 celebrity homes regular people can afford.

Omaha 
Estimated value: $650,000 

Investor Warren Buffett, known as the "Oracle of Omaha," is one of the richest people in the world. So it might be surprising to learn that he lives in a relatively modest five-bedroom house in a quiet suburb of Omaha. Bought for $31,500 in 1958, he considers it the third-best investment of his life.

Los Angeles
Asking price: $1.89 million

The priciest home on the list and probably the most familiar, this home isn’t famous for who lived there. Instead, this home is genuinely famous in its own right: It was used for the exterior shots of the popular “The Brady Bunch” sit-com from 1969 to 1974. The nearly 2,500 square-foot residence in the Studio City area of Los Angeles is on the market for the first time in nearly five decades. A classic split-level home with three bedrooms and three baths, it is said to be the second-most photographed home in America, after the White House.

Liverpool, England
Sold for $231,000 in 2015 

Paul McCartney's legendary music career has earned him a fortune of nearly $1 billion, but he comes from humble roots. From age 4 to 10, McCartney lived in this three-bedroom house in a working-class neighborhood in Liverpool.

Aberdeen, Washington
Sold for $190,000 in 2018

Cobain spent much of his youth in this little four-bedroom home in suburban Washington. The house was originally listed at $400,000 – a high price compared to nearby homes that have recently sold for about $50,000 – but its price was reduced several times before it ultimately sold at $190,000 in 2018.

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Bought for $510,000 

Designed by American modernist architect George Nelson, this home was bought sight-unseen in 2017 by musician Jack White. He considers himself a custodian of the home, as he told the New Yorker: "I'm a believer in nobody owns anything … If you could take care of it and pass it along, it's good."

Rochester Hills, Michigan
Sold for $270,000 in 2001 

Madonna splits her time between homes in New York City and London, but grew up in this two-story Colonial home about 30 minutes outside of Detroit. She shared it with her parents and seven siblings.

Reading, Pennsylvania 
Sold for $700,000 in 2013 

Before relocating to Nashville so Taylor could pursue a career in music, the Swift family lived in this six-bedroom home. The current owners didn't know Swift had lived there until fans started showing up to take pictures outside.

Port Arthur, Texas
Asking price: $200,000 in 2017 

The Joplin family moved to this five-bedroom home after a previous home burned down. A historic Texas landmark, the home in a modest section of town is photographed frequently by fans of the singer. Janis' childhood signature is still visible in a cement slab inside the garage. The house had originally been listed for $500,000 in 2016, but the listing has recently been taken down.

St. Louis 
Sold for $159,000 in 2017

The late poet Maya Angelou spent her first three years in this simple two-story home just southwest of downtown St. Louis. The home, which has been given landmark status, was described as "super nice and cute," according to a property listing.

Lancaster, California
Last known asking price: $550,000 

The Garland family moved to California in 1926 so Judy's father could buy a theater. They settled into this home, which has eight bedrooms — and a back house with another five bedrooms (and at some point since the summer, came off the market). You could say there's no place like it.

Ada, Oklahoma
Asking price: $169,000 

Before becoming a chart-topping country musician, Blake Shelton grew up in this modest ranch-style home in Ada, a small town that's sometimes featured in Shelton's music videos. Its asking price is down about $81,000 since spring of 2017.

Liverpool, England 
Sold for $250,000 in 2014 

Harrison once said of his childhood home outside of Liverpool: "Our little house was just two rooms up and two rooms down, but, except for a short period when our father was away at sea, we always knew the comfort and security of a very close-knit home life."  After the house was auctioned to a Beatles fan in 2014, Andrew Brown, a director at Countrywide Property Auctions, said: "There was interest in the property before the auction from potential buyers who lived in the UK and internationally. We are delighted to have sold such an iconic piece of the Beatles and Liverpool's history."

Omaha 
Sold for $230,000 in May 2017 

The childhood home of the eight-time-Oscar-winning Marlon Brando was at one point offered for a cool quarter-million. Built in 1900, the home boasts five bedrooms and a third floor that's been converted into a master suite. It still sold for $20,000 under the asking price, though.

Hampton, Georgia 
Bought for $149,000 

Mama June bought this four-bedroom suburban home in 2015 with the intention of keeping it clean — she reportedly established strict chore rules for her daughters to follow in the new home.

Cleveland 
Sold for $510,000 in August 2017 

Chef Michael Symon, cohost of ABC's "The Chew," parted with this 1920s Tudor in Cleveland Heights for below the asking price of $549,000. Accessible by footbridge, the rustic-chic home boasts three stories, a wine room, and (of course) an incredible kitchen.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Sold for $539,000 in February 2018

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson put his five-bedroom home on the market over the summer and saw it sell — for $156,000 under the original asking price. It was a relatively cheap home for an NFL MVP, but got cheaper.

New Orleans
Sold for $150,000 in 2013

Filmmaker Tyler Perry grew up in this little shotgun home in New Orleans. Two blocks north were mansions; two blocks south were housing projects. Perry once told The New York Times that living between the two "became my metaphor for life."

Midland, Texas
Asking price: $399,900

Before moving into the White House in 2001, the former first lady lived in this simple three-bedroom ranch. Bush once described the small city of Midland as "a place of ice cream sundaes ... and Saturday morning pony rides."

Kenosha, Wisconsin
Sold for $299,900 in 2017

After moving to a $1.25 million home in Alexandria, Virginia, the former White House chief of staff looked to sell his three-bedroom Cape Cod-style home just outside of Milwaukee. It sold about as fast as it took the White House to oust Priebus.

Chicago
Asking price: $390,000 

Oprah Winfrey may have a net worth of $3 billion, but the media mogul put her cozy little home in Chicago's Elmwood Park neighborhood on the market for less than $400,000 last summer. Bought in 2001 for $298,000, it's her last owned property in the Windy City.

Austin, Texas 
Bought for $1 million in 2012

"Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood exchanged his Santa Monica, California, property for this large Victorian mansion in the hip Bouldin Creek neighborhood of Austin. Priced on the high side for most folks and checking in at 3,285 square feet, it's not exactly a hobbit house.

Detroit
Asking price:$132,500

The songstress' family left this four-bedroom North End home behind in 1958, so it's not too surprising the real estate broker who bought it in May — for $1,800 — didn't even know its history. The price didn't leap 7,233 percent because Ross lived there, but because the broker improved it throughout, the Detroit Free Press said.

Orlando, Florida
Sold for $240,000 in 2014

Saugerties, New York
Sold for $116,000 in 2014

Katy, Texas
Sold for $317,499 in 2016

Blytheville, Arkansas
Asking Price: $119,900

Los Angeles
Sold for $795,000 in 2012

Los Angeles
Sold for $880,000 in 2011

New York
Estimated market price: $432,945

Indianapolis
Estimated market price: $734,500

Nutley, New Jersey
Estimated market price: $477,700

Gary, Indiana
Estimated market price: $41,700

Kingsland, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places