2915 College Hill Rd

A 1979 cabin raised on stilts above the banks of the Kentucky River in Waco, Kentucky, on 7.44 picturesque riverfront acres. One bedroom and one bathroom across 384 square feet, listed at $150,000 after a $10,000 price cut. This is a genuinely small footprint on a genuinely large, genuinely scenic piece of land, and the balance between the two is really the whole story here.

The setting

The listing calls this a “private riverfront retreat,” and that phrase earns its place. The cabin sits on 7.44 acres along the Kentucky River, reached by a long gravel driveway that winds through open grass and mature trees before arriving at the property. The land itself is a mix of cleared, landscaped lawn and wooded riverbank, with the listing specifically noting that horses can be raised here if a buyer wanted to put the acreage to that kind of use.

The river itself is the centerpiece. The listing’s “What’s special” highlights read like a short poem about this exact feature: serene waterfront scenery, abundant wildlife, breathtaking river views, a private riverfront retreat surrounded by mature trees. Looking at the photos of the riverbank and the water beyond, none of that reads as exaggeration.

Beyond the cabin itself, an open-air pavilion or gazebo structure sits elsewhere on the property — a simple, functional outdoor gathering spot, well suited to grilling out, a fire pit setup, or just another place to sit outside and take in the property’s scale.

The cabin

This is a small, simple structure, and the listing is upfront about that: 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 384 square feet. What makes it distinctive is how it’s sited. Built in 1979 on a pillar/post/pier foundation, the cabin is genuinely raised above the ground on stilts, with an exterior wooden staircase leading up to the entry — a practical response to the riverfront setting, keeping the living space above the floodplain rather than on grade with it.

Inside, the cabin opens into one continuous living, dining, and kitchen space beneath a vaulted, log-paneled ceiling — genuinely cozy rather than cramped, helped along by the height of that ceiling and a run of windows that keep the small space from feeling closed in. The kitchen is simply finished with white cabinetry, a round dining table, and a stainless refrigerator, with a propane range handling cooking duties.

The living area is furnished simply with a loveseat and sofa facing a mounted television, with mounted wildlife art leaning into the cabin’s rustic character rather than fighting it.

A sleeping loft tucked above the main living area adds a second, genuinely usable sleeping space beyond the official one-bedroom count, reached by a simple wooden ladder — the kind of detail that matters a great deal if this cabin is ever used as a short-term rental or a weekend retreat for more than one or two people. The listing itself floats that exact use case directly: “whether you’re looking for a weekend getaway, an Airbnb investment, or a cozy full-time residence.”

The single bathroom is modestly finished with a pedestal sink and a patterned shower curtain — simple, clean, and entirely in keeping with the scale of the rest of the cabin.

The porch

If there’s a single feature that sells this property, it’s the covered front porch. The listing specifically calls out mornings here: “start your mornings on the covered front porch, where breathtaking river views and the sounds of nature create the perfect place to relax with a cup of coffee.” The photos back it up completely — a plain wooden deck with a simple railing, positioned to look straight out over the water below.

What to know before you call

This is genuinely off-grid-adjacent living in a few respects worth knowing up front. Water comes from a cistern rather than a well or public connection, heating runs on a leased propane tank plus a space heater rather than central HVAC, and cooling is handled by a ceiling fan and a wall unit. None of this is unusual for a cabin this size and this remote, but it’s worth going in with eyes open rather than assuming conventional utilities.

Annual property taxes run just $324, against a tax-assessed value of $34,375 — both figures reflecting the cabin’s modest size and age far more than the land’s actual market value, which the $150,000 asking price and the river frontage both suggest is worth considerably more than the tax rolls show. This home has been on Zillow 110 days as of this writing, with one $10,000 price cut already applied in September.

This property is featured in our latest Kentucky roundup video, alongside ten other Kentucky homes priced at $200,000 or less. You can see more Kentucky properties and everything else we have on the properties page.

The facts

Cathie Witt-Pyle at Keller Williams Commonwealth is the listing agent for this property. She can be reached directly at 859-248-2749. More like this lands in the Monday email.