The Swellesley Report

Since 2005: More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.

Wellesley, Mass., residential property sales for Nov. 18-28, 2025

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Buyer/sSeller/sProperty addressDate of saleSale price
25 Sheridan Road LLCNothern, Bonny C25 Sheridan Rd11/24/2025$1,425,000
Cheryl L Kuebler T & Darwin T Co Of Nh LLC TrMergen, Katrina9 Stonecleve Rd11/19/2025$1,200,000
Doe, MeganGrayson, Carly J & Harwood, Tyler R5 Intervale Rd11/21/2025$1,210,000
Hagerty, Matthew & Galvin, SamanthaBrigham, Christopher & Brigham, Dagmara19 Marvin Rd11/18/2025$2,525,000
Haines, Cynthia & Haines, HarveyChen, Jing & Zhang, Tianming21 Westerly St Lot 1511/18/2025$765,000
Malqui, DeliaManor Rt & Geoghegan, Christine E127 Manor Ave11/28/2025$1,200,000
Mooney, Kathleen MCompanieh, Mohammad & Companieh, Farimah11 Oak St Lot 5211/18/2025$785,000
North, Victoria & Qualls, DavidMurray, John P & Murray, Mallory P289 Walnut St11/20/2025$2,025,000
Sun, Bryan & Burke, Leah JPdv Lt & Vanderydt, Patricia D4 Southwick Cir11/20/2025$1,690,000
Sun, Jiexi115 Parker Road Rt & Macphee, Carol A115 Parker Rd11/21/2025$1,320,000

The attached report is republished with permission from The Warren Group LLC.

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Note: All of the information shown in this post is also publicly accessible via the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds.

 

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Wellesley residential property sales for Nov. 12, 2025

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Buyer/sSeller/sProperty addressDate of saleSale price
Holland, Peter & Holland, LauraStonepath LLC30 Hobart Rd11/12/2025$3,927,995
Poston, KristenMorehouse, Richard39 Standish Rd11/12/2025$1,500,000
Yee, Donna PHall, Daniel L & Hall, Kimberly31 Kingsbury St11/12/2025$1,350,000
449 Weston Rd LLCKosstrin, Herbert M & Kosstrin, Judith Z449 Weston Rd11/12/2025$1,025,000
Wu, De & Yu, Li SPirani, Khalil K & Pirani, Sameena847 Worcester St11/12/2025$835,000

The attached report is republished with permission from The Warren Group LLC.

Reader contributions help The Swellesley Report license this data.

Note: All of the information shown in this post is also publicly accessible via the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds.

 

Past Wellesley residential real estate reports

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Wellesley property tax rate falls, bills to rise

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Treasurer/Collector/Assessor

The Wellesley Select Board on Dec. 2 (see Wellesley Media recording) held its annual tax classification hearing and voted as usual to keep a single tax rate for residential and commercial property owners in fiscal year 2026. The rate has fallen to $10.17 per $1,000 of assessed value, though with residential property values continuing to soar, annual tax bills for residents will too (median increase of 4.86%, or $825).

Single tax rates are common in communities like Wellesley where residential properties account for the bulk of assessed property value, and in Wellesley that adds up to about 90% (Natick’s Select Board just voted to stick with a single rate too, and is in the midst of a year-long deep dive into the pros and cons of splitting the rate in the wake of the town’s $7m operating budget override).

Businesses are generally supportive of a single rate, and indeed the Charles River Regional Chamber shared its backing to maintain this in Wellesley. Any shift in the tax rate from residential to commercial under the current scenario would result in a relatively small decrease in tax bills for residents vs. a relatively high increase for commercial property owners (See the state’s list of tax rate by municipality.)

Speaking of taxes… Due to outdated state law, a small amount of your tax dollars was used to publish notice of the hearing in The Wellesley Townsman on Nov. 20. Please encourage town officials to place paid notices regularly on Swellesley, where people are way more likely to see them.

Board of Assessors Chair Arthur Garrity made the tax classification presentation to the Select Board, and illustrated trends that will surprise no one living or working in town or who knows about Wellesley. Single-family property values continue to rise, and are headed to about $15b in aggregate, based on roughly the same number of properties as the year before. The median assessment now tops $1.7m (up about $100k from the previous year), while the average value is now over $2m.

Commercial values actually fell for the third straight year, with general economic conditions and post-COVID-19 pandemic factors contributing to that (certain sectors remain strong though).

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In total, the taxable property value  in Wellesley for FY26 tops $18b.

The total amount that the town can raise from taxes is based on a 2.5% increase from the previous year, plus new growth (from construction, etc.), and remaining debt exclusion amounts (from school building construction, the North 40 acquisition etc.). That amount is divided by the total property value assessment to come up with the tax rate.

Select Board member Colette Aufranc described the body’s decision on the tax rate as important but not complicated given the make-up of Wellesley’s tax base and residents’ desire to have a thriving business community. Tom Ulfelder added that a split rate could have a very negative impact on commercial properties, such as the Haynes ones being sold, and the rent that could be charged for such space.

The Select Board voted 5-0 in favor of the single tax rate (technically, “a residential factor of 1”).

At one point during his presentation Garrity paused for a refresher on mean, median, and mode. Mean is the average, and you can remember that because “rage” is at the end of the word “average,” and who has rage? Mean people, he said.

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Wellesley residential property sales for Nov. 3-5, 2025

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Buyer/sSeller/sProperty addressDate of saleSale price
Walsh, Meaghen & Jones, TimothyChapman, Marc A & Chapman, Nicole S38 Fuller Brook Rd11/5/2025$3,135,000
Snyder, Jennifer C10 Allen Rd11/3/2025$2,625,000
Lewis, Samson & Lewis, Sarita30 Southgate Rd11/3/2025$2,405,000

The attached report is republished with permission from The Warren Group LLC.

Reader contributions help The Swellesley Report license this data.

Note: All of the information shown in this post is also publicly accessible via the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds.

 

Past Wellesley residential real estate reports

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Wellesley Select Board to vote on tax rate

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The Wellesley Select Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall to determine the local property tax rate for fiscal year 2026. The board will determine whether to stick with a single tax rate for residential and property owners, or split the tax rate so that one or the other pays a higher share.

The Board last year voted for the single tax rate at $10.28 per $1,000 in assessed property value, down from $10.41 the year before. While the tax rate has been on a steady decline, property tax bills continue to soar as residential property values do. Last year at the hearing it was stated that the median residential property value had risen more than 6% to nearly $1.7k. Commercial values, meanwhile, dipped about 1% as vacancies persisted.

Members of the Select Board and Board of Assessors will participate in this coming week’s joint meeting, which will be held in-person in the Juliani Room .

Information and data about the fiscal effect of the tax rate will be available for the public to view on Dec. 1 in either the Select Board Office or the Assessor’s Office.

Comments may be submitted in writing prior to the public hearing by emailing the Assessor’s Office or the Select Board Office. Citizens may also share comments at the meeting.

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Wellesley residential property sales for Oct. 24-31, 2025

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Buyer/sSeller/sProperty addressDate of saleSale price
Smith 3rd, Daniel E & Davenport, CourtneyLori Sherman Johnson T & Johnson, Lori S18 Allen Rd10/31/2025$5,704,000
Wagner, Stephen & Wagner, LillianStonepath LLC6 Southgate Rd10/30/2025$4,700,000
Vandervelde, Nancy & Vandervelde, P MStephanie C Markus RET & Markus, Stephanie C10 Cartwright Rd10/31/2025$2,535,000
45 Windsor Road LLCHolt, Dennis A & Holt, Ulle45 Windsor Rd10/31/2025$2,412,500
Hall, Daniel L & Hall, Kimberly ACove, Sandra F14 Sunset Rd10/24/2025$1,530,000
Huleatt, KatePotoff, Stephen J & Potoff, Deborah56 Pine Plain Rd10/30/2025$1,530,000
Garg, Vidhee & Seshadrinathan, AkshayMalaiya, Vikram & Jain, Silky1 Roberts Rd10/24/2025$1,365,000
Ellis, Helena MHlatky, Lynn15 Eaton Ct10/7/2025$1,190,000
Cove, SandraKahn-Woods Ft & Woods, Robert S12 Stonecleve Rd10/24/2025$895,000
Susan M Sullivan 2005 RET & Sullivan, Susan MCompanieh, Mohammad & Companieh, Farimah11 Oak St Lot 3710/30/2025$825,000

The attached report is republished with permission from The Warren Group LLC.

Reader contributions help The Swellesley Report license this data.

Note: All of the information shown in this post is also publicly accessible via the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds.

 

Past Wellesley residential real estate reports

Wellesley residential property sales for Oct. 16-23, 2025

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Buyer/sSeller/sProperty addressDate of saleSale price
Annino, John & Annino, Nina K22 Priscilla Circle LLC22 Priscilla Cir10/22/2025$3,600,000
Chaffee, Stuart C & Chaffee, Dana RStanton, Lynne A & Boardman, Richard B17 Longfellow Rd10/23/2025$1,690,762
RD WAB SPV LLC1 Sunnyside Ave Wellesley1 Sunnyside Ave10/22/2025$1,582,097
Wang, Kui & Ding, Li29 Denton Road Rt & Slocum, Joel B29 Denton Rd10/16/2025$1,520,000

The attached report is republished with permission from The Warren Group LLC.

Reader contributions help The Swellesley Report license this data.

Note: All of the information shown in this post is also publicly accessible via the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds.

 

Past Wellesley residential real estate reports

Wellesley residential property sales for Oct. 8-15, 2025

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Buyer/sSeller/sProperty addressDate of saleSale price
Slifka, Max & Slifka, Emma PRyan, David & Ryan, Caroline26 White Oak Rd10/14/2025$4,558,000
Anderson, William B & Anderson, Elizabeth BKenilworth T & Dumouchel, Mary2 Kenilworth Rd10/15/2025$3,100,000
Will, Ryan TOld Farm Rt & Dinovi, Anthony J70 Old Farm Rd10/15/2025$2,842,000
First Name Frank LLCRowbotham, Barbara M & Rowbotham, Frank E27 Wachusett Rd10/15/2025$2,750,000
Reiner, Michael & Reiner, JaymeSwiatek, Sean M & Swiatek, Marisa53 Mayo Rd10/15/2025$2,000,000
Dana, Myer & Dana, HeatherSusan G Case 2005 RET & Case, Susan G75 Grove St Lot 12410/9/2025$1,340,000
65 Grove Properties LLC65 Grove St Lot 45210/15/2025$1,050,000
Halscheid, Jennifer Y & Halscheid Jr, Edward FWoodside South LLC32 S Woodside Ave10/8/2025$295,000

The attached report is republished with permission from The Warren Group LLC.

Reader contributions help The Swellesley Report license this data.

Note: All of the information shown in this post is also publicly accessible via the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds.

 

Past Wellesley residential real estate reports