Beautiful four bedroom colonial (plus office!) just a half block to the Belle Sherman elementary school and short walk to Cornell University and Downtown Ithaca is a great find. Move-in ready on a quiet tree-lined street of older homes. Enter the family room and into the updated kitchen full of light bright windows and newer appliances, solid countertops, custom white cabinets, and the hardwood floors that carry through the home. Main level includes formal living room and dining room, office/guest room and full bath which were both added in 2002. Four bedrooms and a full bath upstairs. Bonus lower level playroom and workshop plus storage room with easy outdoor access for your bikes, lawn mower, etc. Outdoor patio has BBQ with inline gas. Abuts charming creek and cemetery - quiet neighbors!
Single-familyProperty Type
1933Year Built
6,945 sq ftLot Size
$266Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
Listing by Ellen Morris-Knower• Howard Hanna S Tier Inc
Location! Location! Beautiful move-in ready 4 bedroom 2 bath home on quiet tree-lined street in desirable Belle Sherman neighborhood; 1/2 block to elementary school and short walk to Cornell University and Downtown Ithaca. Main level includes formal living room and dining room, office/guest room, fully renovated kitchen and large light-filled family room and full bath which were both added in 2002. Four bedrooms and a full bath upstairs. Bonus lower level storage room with easy outdoor access for your bikes, lawn mower, etc.
IBRMLS #IB401509
Aug 25, 2020
Sold
$390,500
$188/sq ft
Mar 12, 2020
Listed
$399,500
$192/sq ft
IBRMLS #IB317417
Jun 20, 2019
Listed
$415,000
$199/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$9,901
$75,400 + $414,600
$490,000
2025
$9,901 (+2.3%)
$75,400 + $414,600
$490,000
2024
$9,683 (+0.6%)
$75,400 + $414,600
$490,000
2023
$9,622 (−32.7%)
$75,400 + $367,600
$443,000
2022
$14,294 (+4.1%)
$75,400 + $334,600
$410,000
2021
$13,730 (+49.4%)
$75,400 + $314,600
$390,000
2020
$9,191 (+29.8%)
$75,400 + $324,600
$400,000
2019
$7,081 (−1.0%)
$75,400 + $249,600
$325,000
2018
$7,151 (+5.9%)
$75,400 + $249,600
$325,000
2017
$6,749 (−1.0%)
$75,400 + $249,600
$325,000
2016
$6,815 (+3.0%)
$44,100 + $255,900
$300,000
2015
$6,613 (−36.3%)
$44,100 + $255,900
$300,000
2014
$10,380
$44,100 + $240,900
$285,000
Tax history for 229 Valley Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$9,901
$75,400 + $414,600
$490,000
2025
$9,901 (+2.3%)
$75,400 + $414,600
$490,000
2024
$9,683 (+0.6%)
$75,400 + $414,600
$490,000
2023
$9,622 (−32.7%)
$75,400 + $367,600
$443,000
2022
$14,294 (+4.1%)
$75,400 + $334,600
$410,000
2021
$13,730 (+49.4%)
$75,400 + $314,600
$390,000
2020
$9,191 (+29.8%)
$75,400 + $324,600
$400,000
2019
$7,081 (−1.0%)
$75,400 + $249,600
$325,000
2018
$7,151 (+5.9%)
$75,400 + $249,600
$325,000
2017
$6,749 (−1.0%)
$75,400 + $249,600
$325,000
2016
$6,815 (+3.0%)
$44,100 + $255,900
$300,000
2015
$6,613 (−36.3%)
$44,100 + $255,900
$300,000
2014
$10,380
$44,100 + $240,900
$285,000
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Beds
4
Baths
2
Stories
2
Lot width
61 ft.
Lot depth
114 ft.
Lot size
6,945 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
2,282
Year built
1933
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Tompkins County
APN
500700A08700000010100000000
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Aug 10, 2026.
Property details
Parking
Parking/Garage Information
Parking Features: No Garage, Driveway, Shared Driveway, Asphalt
Interior
Virtual Tour
Bathroom Information
# of Full Bathrooms: 2
# of Main Level Bathrooms: 1
Heating & Cooling
Has Cooling
Cooling: Heat Pump, Zoned
Has Heating
Heating: Heat Pump, Zoned, Baseboard, Hot Water, Natural Gas
Appliances: Convection Oven, Double Oven, Dryer, Dishwasher, Exhaust Fan, Freezer, Disposal, Gas Oven, Gas Range, Gas Water Heater, Microwave, Refrigerator, Range Hood, Washer