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Millbrook home sales in May stay under $1M

Millbrook home sales in May stay under $1M

Located close to the center of the village the contemporary colonial at 20 North Ave., built in 1997, sold for $625,000 in the middle of May after a brief time on the market.

Christine Bates

MILLBROOK — In May, six homes were sold in the Town of Washington all under a million dollars with three closing under $500,000. Only one home, at 20 North Ave., was sold in the Village of Millbrook itself. At the beginning of June, the inventory of available residences for sale had jumped to 30 homes with 20 of them over a million dollars and only two under $500,000. The rental market remains active with 14 homes ranging from $13,000 a month to four apartments for $2,000 or less.

75 Verbank Road — 3 bedroom/1.5 bath home built in 1940 sold for $450,000 on May 1.

311 Shunpike — 4 bedroom/3 bath home on 11.6 acres sold for $940,000 on May 2.

211 North Tower Road — 2 bedroom/3.5 bath home on 1.9 acres sold for $600,000 on May 12.

20 North Ave. — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath home in the Village of Millbrook sold for $625,000 on May 16.

41 Horseshoe Lane — 3 bedroom/3 bath home on 1.4 acres sold for $454,900 on May 16.

4-6 Neighborly Lane — 3 bedroom/1 bath home on .36 acres sold for $115,000 on May 23.

*Town of Washington closed real estate sales beginning May 1 and ending May 31 includes reported as sold from One Key MLS and Realtor.com ending on May 31, 2025. Information on active listings taken from One Key MLS. Private transfers are not included from March 1 to May 31 and will be reported when they become available from Dutchess County Real Property. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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