Townsend Home Prices Cluster Near $540,000 as Turner Road Tops Market

Townsend recorded 19 property transfers between June 19 and July 18, but only eight carried a market sale price, ranging from $27,500 to $654,375 with a median of $532,500. The remaining 11 transfers were nominal-consideration transfers, several between family members or into trusts, rather than open-market sales. The month's top transaction was 94 Turner Rd., which sold for $654,375 from Michael and Barbara Spinney to Tyler and Christina Sharp. Six of the eight priced sales fell between $519,000 and $560,000, suggesting a tight price band among this period's limited market sales, though no single street accounted for more than one priced transaction.

TOWNSEND -- Eight properties sold for recorded prices in Townsend between June 19 and July 18, with the highest sale reaching $654,375 on Turner Road. Eleven additional transfers recorded during the same period carried only nominal consideration, meaning they were not open-market sales.

Market Overview

The South Middlesex Registry of Deeds recorded 19 property transfers in Townsend during the four-week period. Of those, eight carried a sale price, ranging from $27,500 to $654,375, with a median of $532,500. The remaining 11 transfers were recorded for nominal consideration, typically $1 to $10, and are not counted in the price range or median because they do not reflect market sales.

A total of 19 recorded transfers in a single month is a notable volume for a town of Townsend's size, though the fact that more than half carried nominal consideration tempers any read on market activity from the raw count alone. Among the eight priced sales, six fell within a relatively narrow band of $519,000 to $560,000, suggesting consistency in that price tier during the period.

Top Sales

The highest-priced sale was 94 Turner Rd., which sold for $654,375 on July 7. Michael H. Spinney and Barbara J. Spinney sold the property to Tyler C. Sharp and Christina M. Sharp.

64 Meadow Rd. sold for $560,000 on June 25. Mark Haman and Lee Haman sold the property to Adaline BC Anderson and Nicholas Anderson.

25 Hickory Dr. sold for $540,800 on July 15. Stephen J. Mitchell sold the property to Karen Levie and Christopher Levie.

17 New Fitchburg Rd. sold for $540,000 on June 24. Stephen J. Barbieri and the estate of Suzanne Nelson sold the property to Dana R. Cully Jr. and Sarah E. Sheraidi.

16 Pheasant Ridge Rd. sold for $525,000 on June 26. Patricia Anne Jemiolo sold the property to Linda Nguyen and Vota Pola.

Neighborhood Breakdown

No street recorded more than one priced sale during the period, so sales break down more clearly by price tier. Two sales came in under $500,000: a property recorded without a specific street address, which sold for $27,500 to Restoration Orchard Townsend LLC, and 166 Lunenburg Rd., which sold for $390,000 on June 24 from James D. Guthrie to Thomas Callahan. Five sales fell between $500,000 and $600,000: 1 Depot Street Ext. Unit 2 ($519,000), 16 Pheasant Ridge Rd. ($525,000), 17 New Fitchburg Rd. ($540,000), 25 Hickory Dr. ($540,800) and 64 Meadow Rd. ($560,000). One sale, 94 Turner Rd. at $654,375, topped $600,000.

Lunenburg Road saw two separate transfers during the period: the $390,000 sale at 166 Lunenburg Rd. and a nominal-consideration transfer at 156 Lunenburg Rd. between Ryan Moore and Jennifer Moore.

Market Notes

Eleven of the 19 recorded transfers, nearly 58 percent, were nominal-consideration transfers rather than market sales. Several of these show a shared surname between grantor and grantee or reference a trust in the grantee's name, including transfers at 155 Main St. (Wilkins to Wilkins), 6 Joyce St. (Lopilato to Lopilato Trust), 7 W. Elm St. (Pritchard to Pritchard), 46 Ash St. (Lorenz to Lorenz Trust), 22 Todd Dr. (Murphy to Murphy), 1 Peach Ln. (Wolfgang to Wolfgang), 69 Brookline Rd. (Sullivan to Sullivan Trust), 89 East Haynes Rd. (Cotreau to Cotreau Trust) and 28 Bailey Rd. (Wolfe/Hill to Wolfe/Hill Trust). A nominal-consideration transfer at 179 Main St., from Jenna M. Sherwood to Maurice J. Haywood III, does not share a surname or reference a trust in the available data.

Among the eight priced sales, 1 Depot Street Ext. Unit 2 is the only property identified with a unit number, consistent with a condominium unit; it sold for $519,000 on June 26 from Warren Road Realty LLC to a trust held by Elizabeth A. Gates. The lowest-priced sale, $27,500 with no street address listed in the data, involved a buyer identified as Restoration Orchard Townsend LLC. No bedroom, bathroom or square-footage data was available in the deed records for any property in this period.

Recorded Deeds

Source: Registry of Deeds. Sale amounts shown as recorded; transfers without a disclosed consideration are noted as such.