Washington median home price climbs to $712K

Millbrook Garden and Landscaping on Route 44 has been sold for $725,000 to Brian Kiernan in an off-market transaction.

Photo by Christine Bates

Washington median home price climbs to $712K

MILLBROOK — The Town of Washington ended the year with a median price of $712,000 for a single family home in 2024 with the sale of a multi-million dollar house on Jameson Hill Road and a 243 acre dairy farm boosting the year end number. Besides the three homes and farm sold in December one commercial property traded privately.

In mid-January, 15 houses were listed for over a million dollars in Washington, eight over $500,000 and six under $500,000. Three commercial properties were publicly listed including Charlotte’s Restaurant for $1.5 million.

1250 Route 343 — a dairy farm with a small 1910 house on 248.12 acres sold off-market for $3.7 million.

170 Horseshoe Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath on 1.55 acres sold for $529,500.

114 Jameson Hill Road — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath contemporary farm house on 34.02 acres sold for $2.4 million.

49 Horseshoe Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath house on 1.18 acres sold for $499,000.

3781-3783 Route 44 — commercial property with a converted residence on 2.3 acres sold off-market for $725,000.

*Town of Washington real estate sales recorded between Dec. 1, 2024, and Dec. 31, 2024, sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service Agency. Information on active listings taken from First Key MLS which may understate available properties. Only transfers with consideration are included. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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