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Washington median home prices edge higher over past year

Washington median home prices edge higher over past year

Sold after just 27 days on the market, 269 Milewood Road offered buyers 2,464 square feet of living space, an insulated and heated three-car garage, and more than five acres.

Photo by Christine Bates

WASHINGTON — Home prices in the Town of Washington continued to trend upward through May 31, 2026, with the median sale price reaching $735,000 over the past 12 months despite a housing market marked by low sales volume and limited inventory.

The $735,000 figure is 11% higher than the $661,370 median recorded for the 12 months ending May 31, 2025, and 49% higher than $492,500 for the comparable period ending May 31, 2024.

Since the beginning of 2022, annual sales of single-family homes in Washington have remained at low levels. A total of 32 single-family homes were sold in the 12 months ending May 31, 2026, compared with 37 sales in the period ending May 31, 2025, and 27 sales for the 12 months ending May 31, 2024. The busiest year occurred during the 12 months ending in October 2021, when 64 homes were sold during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the beginning of June, the number of all listed residential properties remained level at 34. All residential properties on the market, including condos and multifamily homes, remained weighted toward the high end, with almost half over $1 million. Four properties were listed above $5 million, 12 between $1 million and $5 million, another 17 between $500,000 and $1 million, with only two homes under $500,000. Eight homes are now listed below the current median price of $735,000.

Of the eleven rentals available, eight are on an annual basis with half under $3,000 per month. There are only three large parcels of land listed from $995,000 with 23.5 acres to $5 million for 332 acres.

May sales

269 Milewood Road — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath home built in 2009 on 5.1 acres sold for $725,000.

3985 Route 82 — 4 bedroom/2 bath home built in 1938 on 2.5 acres sold for $580,000.

279 Milewood Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home built in 2005 on 8.8 acres sold for $550,000.

*Town of Washington recorded real estate sales from May 1 to May 31, 2026 from First Key MLS and market data from InfoSparks. Private transfers will be added when they become available. 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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