A small community means less data, not a lower standard
With relatively few houses changing hands in Pain Court in any given year, there's less directly local sales data to lean on than in Chatham itself. That's normal for a community this size — it doesn't mean a house here is worth less, or harder to sell, just that a serious buyer should be pulling comparable data from the wider Chatham-Kent area, not guessing.
The condition factors that actually set the number don't change with the size of the town: roof age, furnace age, whether the wiring is up to modern code, and the state of the foundation are still what a buyer is really pricing.
Why local knowledge still matters here specifically
A buyer unfamiliar with the area might not know Pain Court's specific character — a farming community distinct from the larger towns nearby — which can lead to a number that doesn't reflect the real local context. Working with someone who's actually driven through the community and bought there before, or nearby, tends to produce a more grounded offer than one from a national buyer working off a spreadsheet.