WASHINGTON — The median sale price of a single-family home in the Town of Washington, which includes the Village of Millbrook, reached $905,000 for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2026 — up 36% from a year earlier and just below the record set the previous month.
The median was slightly below the $907,500 recorded for the 12 months ending in August. It was up from $667,500 for the comparable period in 2025 and $550,750 in 2024, an increase of 64% over two years.
The average sale price was $1,716,932, about 1% below the previous month’s record. The gap between the average and median reflects the influence of high-priced properties on the market.
Annual sales of single-family homes in Washington have remained near their lowest levels in 20 years since the beginning of 2022.
A total of 32 homes sold in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2026, compared with 47 in the corresponding period in 2025 and 28 in 2024. Sales peaked during the pandemic, with 64 homes sold in the 12 months ending in October 2021.
In early October, 54 properties were listed for sale or rent across all real estate categories, including seven commercial properties in the center of the Village of Millbrook.
The 27 single-family homes for sale were concentrated at the upper end of the market, with 20 listed above $1 million, including seven above $3 million. Only six were priced at or below the current median sale price of $905,000, including just one below $500,000.
Of the 13 apartments and houses available for rent, nine had asking rents below $3,000 per month.
September transfers
44 Merritt Ave. — 3 bedroom/3 bath home in the Village of Millbrook transferred to Jean Sultzby Jones for $1,117,500.
81 Verbank Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on 0.81 acres transferred to Michele Samaha Colon for $359,050.
40 Rascal Road — 3 Bedroom/1 bath raised ranch on 3.86 acres transferred to Rascal Road LLC for $258,000.
91 Tower Hill Road — 3 bedroom/3 bath home on 5.83 acres transferred to William Murphy for $1.99 million.
571 Tower Hill Road — 4 bedroom/3 bath home built in 1920 on 22.07 acres transferred to Richard McKeon Jr. for $1,636,500.
3716-3718 Route 44 — 3 bedroom/1 bath residence plus a commercial building on 0.87 acres transferred to 3718 Dutchess LLC for $700,000.
565 Halls Corners Road — 5.05 acres of rural vacant land in Dover School District transferred to John Harris for $131,000.
* Town of Washington recorded real estate transfers from September 1 to September 30, 2026, from Dutchess County Office of Real Property. First Key MLS and market data from InfoSparks. Details on each property from Dutchess Parcel Access. Current listings from One Key MLS. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.
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