The view has to be good. The most searched listing on Realtor.com for the past week is on top of a nine-story building in Monroe, Louisiana. It is priced at $1.1 million. It is also in a dirt-poor city.

The house at 223 S. Grand Street, Unit 901, in Monroe has two bedrooms and 2.5 baths on a 2,553 square foot layout.

The listing:

One of a kind, beautiful home in downtown Monroe. Home sites nine stories above the city allowing for a breath taking view of the Ouachita River. Enjoy the morning sunrise from your private back deck and the beautiful sunset from your front deck overlooking the river. Entertain by opening all three double doors in the living room and dining area for breathtaking view of Monroe and West Monroe. Kitchen has Calcutta Danby Marble counter tops with a Kohler Cast Iron sink and Newport antique brass faucet. Kitchen Aid appliances including double ovens and built-in-microwave. Cabinets are shaker style with Carpe Diem Swarovski crystal hardware. Guest bedroom and bath has built in closets, window seat storage. Bath has Kohler Iron Work Historic console table with white laboratory and matching toilet. Master bath includes a marble steam shower with marble seat, body sprays, overhead and hand held shower. A 6″ wall aquarium separates the steam shower from the private toilet and bidet area. A Kohler overflowing air bubble tub with heater and Chroma therapy lights. tub fills from ceiling or use a deck mounted spray. Home also includes antique crystal light fixtures in the dining, kitchen and 1/2 bath, antique dressing table with sink, solid wood doors with Victorian crystal knobs, surround system, home protected by fire, security and sprinkler system, two decks on the front and back of home with triple doors in the front for entertaining.

The bad news about the listing. Monroe is a dirt-poor city. The Census shows the median household income was $28,268 last year, which is about half the national average. The poverty rate was 35.4%.

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