The sweetest house you can buy for $99,000. Compact country cottage beautifully maintained and awaiting your finishing touches. Wonderful mountain views from the backyard packed with fruit trees,raised bed gardens,a greenhouse,stonewalls and three post and beam sheds to maximize additional storage .Pick your own strawberries,raspberries & pears, or just enjoy the idyllic feeling of being in your own secret garden. There is newer cedar siding, replacement windows and a standing seam metal roof.
Single-familyProperty Type
1939Year Built
0.35 acresLot Size
$295Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 spacesParking
Listed by Ilene Berezin• The Murphys REALTORS®, Inc.
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Market trends in 01026, MA
Last updated September 2026
Sale-to-List Price
96.7%
+1.2% MoM
Median sale price
$380K
$30K MoM
Avg. days on market
26d
6 days MoM
Recently sold homes
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1 MoM
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Sale history for 5 Bates Rd
Date
Event
Price
MLS PIN #71536077
Aug 9, 2013
Sold
$99,000
$141/sq ft
Jun 4, 2013
Listed
$99,000
$141/sq ft
MLS PIN #30598164
Sep 16, 2002
Sold
$79,000
$112/sq ft
Apr 17, 2002
Listed
$79,900
$113/sq ft
SMALL BUT NICE YEAR ROUND COTTAGE IN NICE SETTING NEAR RIVER AND TOWN CENTER. QUIET WITH FIELD VIEWS AND SUN. GREAT STARTER OR RETIREMENT. NEWER FEATURES: DECK, GARDEN, EASY TO HEAT, LOFT BEDROOM AND STORAGE.
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$1,942 (+10.3%)
$34,000 + $104,100
$138,100
2022
$1,760 (+7.4%)
$31,500 + $90,300
$121,800
2021
$1,638 (+3.7%)
$31,500 + $76,000
$107,500
2020
$1,579 (+22.5%)
$31,500 + $76,000
$107,500
2019
$1,289 (+4.5%)
$31,500 + $57,800
$89,300
2018
$1,233 (−4.6%)
$28,400 + $58,100
$86,500
2017
$1,293 (−4.8%)
$28,800 + $63,700
$92,500
2016
$1,358 (+4.3%)
$41,100 + $59,300
$100,400
2015
$1,302 (−20.3%)
$41,100 + $59,300
$100,400
2014
$1,634 (+5.4%)
$41,100 + $83,700
$124,800
2013
$1,551 (+4.9%)
$41,100 + $84,600
$125,700
2012
$1,479 (−5.6%)
$41,600 + $91,800
$133,400
2011
$1,566
$41,600 + $84,200
$125,800
Tax history for 5 Bates Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$1,942 (+10.3%)
$34,000 + $104,100
$138,100
2022
$1,760 (+7.4%)
$31,500 + $90,300
$121,800
2021
$1,638 (+3.7%)
$31,500 + $76,000
$107,500
2020
$1,579 (+22.5%)
$31,500 + $76,000
$107,500
2019
$1,289 (+4.5%)
$31,500 + $57,800
$89,300
2018
$1,233 (−4.6%)
$28,400 + $58,100
$86,500
2017
$1,293 (−4.8%)
$28,800 + $63,700
$92,500
2016
$1,358 (+4.3%)
$41,100 + $59,300
$100,400
2015
$1,302 (−20.3%)
$41,100 + $59,300
$100,400
2014
$1,634 (+5.4%)
$41,100 + $83,700
$124,800
2013
$1,551 (+4.9%)
$41,100 + $84,600
$125,700
2012
$1,479 (−5.6%)
$41,600 + $91,800
$133,400
2011
$1,566
$41,600 + $84,200
$125,800
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.