Storybook Cape on a side street close to the Old Res beach, conservation gardens and trails, with quick access to commuter routes. Three bedrooms, including the front-to-back primary bedroom has a walk-in closet, and two full baths. You’ll love classic details like a living room centered on a fireplace, an eat-in kitchen with updated appliances, and hardwood floors. Fresh new carpeting upstairs, some newly replaced windows, partial new roof with solar panels, and freshly painted inside and out. A bonus rec room with a second fireplace in the basement (not included in our living area measurement) offers space to play, create, work out, or lounge and watch TV. Big level backyard, perfect for a swing set and kicking a ball around. Lots of parking in the long driveway, with room for a basketball hoop. Get into Lexington’s top-rated school system!
Idylwide, located between Lexington Center and the Arlington line, is a residential and wooded Lexington neighborhood with curving lanes and mid-century ranches. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Massachusetts Avenue and Woburn Street junction, where commuter traffic, small storefronts, and sidewalk rhythms set the pace. Wilson Farm anchors local routines with its market barn, greenhouse rows, and seasonal stands. Nearby, the Lexington Community Center and Cary Memorial Library add a civic, cultural counterpoint to the quiet streets. Pocket conservation land and the Minuteman Bikeway shape daily routes on foot and bike. The landscape reads as low-slung homes, mature trees, and a calm, tucked-away feel close to town life.
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Market insights
28 Middle St · $900,000
DAYS ON MARKET
20 days
The average home goes pending in 23 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.8%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$900,000
Median sale price in this area is $843,256. (6% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
22% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Bonus room
Full basement
Two fireplaces (living room and one other)
Bedrooms
Master bedroom on second floor with walk-in closet and wall-to-wall carpet
Second bedroom on second floor with wall-to-wall carpet
Third bedroom on second floor with wall-to-wall carpet
Bathrooms
Two full bathrooms (one on first floor, one on second floor)
Kitchen
Kitchen on first floor
Laundry & utility
Laundry located in basement
Flooring
Hardwood flooring in living room and family room
Wall-to-wall carpet in bedrooms
Heating & cooling
Oil-fired baseboard heating
Exterior features
Shingle roof
Public road frontage
Lake/pond access with public beach ownership
Public transportation, walk/jog trails and conservation area nearby
Home design
Single-family residence
Approximately 1,580 total building area
Above-grade finished area approximately 1,580
Parking
Paved driveway with off-street open parking for 6 cars
Construction
Frame construction
Concrete perimeter foundation
Year built per public records (actual)
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
HOA & community
Not a senior community
Community features include public transportation, trails, conservation area and public school access
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
IMMACULATE CAPE ON QUIET SIDE STREET YET CLOSE TO BUS & ALEWIFE AND OLD RES. W/SWIMMING . FRESH PAINT INSIDE AND OUT LOVELY NEW P.T. STEPS. LOTS OF RECENT IMPROV- MENTS DUAL/BUYERS AGENTS PLEASE CALL LISTING BROKER TO SHOW GBREB
Public Records
Sep 29, 1993
Sold
$215,000
$136/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$12,975 (+6.2%)
$775,000 + $279,000
$1,054,000
2025
$12,218 (+3.6%)
$738,000 + $261,000
$999,000
2024
$11,797 (+4.4%)
$703,000 + $260,000
$963,000
2023
$11,297 (+3.2%)
$639,000 + $230,000
$869,000
2022
$10,943 (+0.2%)
$581,000 + $212,000
$793,000
2021
$10,922 (+2.4%)
$553,000 + $206,000
$759,000
2020
$10,664 (+4.9%)
$553,000 + $206,000
$759,000
2019
$10,166 (+8.7%)
$527,000 + $193,000
$720,000
2018
$9,352 (+6.9%)
$481,000 + $173,000
$654,000
2017
$8,752 (+3.7%)
$468,000 + $136,000
$604,000
2016
$8,439 (+11.3%)
$446,000 + $132,000
$578,000
2014
$7,584 (+4.6%)
$384,000 + $105,000
$489,000
2013
$7,250 (+3.7%)
$376,000 + $101,000
$477,000
2012
$6,991 (+7.7%)
$368,000 + $99,000
$467,000
2011
$6,494 (+3.2%)
$352,000 + $99,000
$451,000
2010
$6,292 (+6.2%)
$352,000 + $102,000
$454,000
2009
$5,927
$355,000 + $102,000
$457,000
Public record
Beds
2
Baths
2
Stories
2
Lot width
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Lot depth
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Lot size
0.46 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,456
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,456
Year built
1954
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Middlesex County
APN
60935S
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Sep 10, 2026.
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