Opportunity Knocks! This charming Cape with a classic red barn offers endless potential in a highly desirable North Amherst location. Conveniently situated near the Mill District, UMass Amherst, Puffers Pond, and other area amenities, this property combines character, location, and opportunity. With a strong rental history, it's an excellent investment property, or bring your vision and creativity to transform it into your own unique home. Set on a spacious corner lot, the property features a two-story barn connected to the house by a breezeway/carport, along with a generous yard ideal for gardening, entertaining, or simply relaxing outdoors. ADU possibilities. Inside, the main level includes an eat-in kitchen, full bath, living room, family room, built-ins, first-floor bedroom, and convenient laundry area. Upstairs are two additional bedrooms. Being sold as is. Schedule your showing today!
North Amherst Village, located between Amherst Center and Sunderland, is a rural and village-style Amherst Town neighborhood with working farmland and a low-rise, historic streetscape. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the North Amherst Common at Pine Street and Meadow Street, where a small-town green and civic buildings set a calm, walkable rhythm. The Mill District in North Amherst adds a creative-industrial note, with studios and small makers in repurposed mill spaces. Homes range from antique farmhouses to modest capes on leafy lanes. Open fields and river-adjacent lowlands shape long views and dark-sky evenings. A short drive south, the Emily Dickinson Museum and the Mead Art Museum deepen the area’s cultural orbit.
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Market insights
177 Montague Rd · $349,900
DAYS ON MARKET
50 days
The average home goes pending in 24 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
101.0%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$349,900
Median sale price in this area is $517,303. (48% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
5 price drops
21% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Seven total rooms
Open floorplan in the dining area
Bedrooms
Primary bedroom on the first floor
Additional bedrooms on the second floor
Bathrooms
One full bathroom on the first floor
Kitchen
Range
Refrigerator
Electric water heater
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer included
Washer hookup
Electric dryer hookup
Laundry located on the first floor
Flooring
Wood flooring
Vinyl flooring
Heating & cooling
Heating present
Electric baseboard heating
Steam heating
Oil heating
Exterior features
Porch
Covered patio/deck
Garden
Barn/stable
Covered porch
Home design
Single family residence
Blue exterior color
Parking
Garage (1 space)
Carport (1 covered space)
Off-street parking with 3 open spaces
Total of 4 parking spaces
Construction
Frame construction
Stone foundation
Shingle roof
Built approximately (year from public records)
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electric service with circuit breakers
Utilities set up for electric range and electric dryer
HOA & community
Community offers public transportation, shopping, parks, walk/jog trails, golf, laundromat, public schools, and a university nearby
Not a senior community
Electricity and solar
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