Montague Center, Montague
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The motto on Montague's town seal says, "Five fingers on one hand". The five fingers are Montague's five separate villages, namely, Turners Falls, Millers Falls, Lake Pleasant, Montague City and Montague Center. Each has a very distinct character and personality and has developed differently. Turners Falls is the municipal and industrial center, hosting the town offices, paper mills and manufacturing companies, schools, an industrial park and municipal airport.
The Millers River bisects the Village of Millers Falls, whose commercial center is in Montague and industrial center in Erving. Montague City borders the Connecticut River and hosts the Farren long-term care facility. Lake Pleasant developed as a revivalist spiritual camp meeting association, around the lake that still serves as the main water supply for the town. Montague Center is a picture-perfect 1830's historic village, with meandering streams, farms, a Grange and clapboard houses surrounding a village green.
The town is recognized as having tremendous potential for growth. State Routes 2 and 63 and nearby I-91 provide excellent transportation access. The 2,000 acres of vacant land in the center of town owned by Northeast Utilities represent the largest undeveloped piece of industrially zoned land in Western Massachusetts. Northeast Utilities first proposed to use the site for twin nuclear power plants in the mid 1970s and still retains plans to build some kind of power plant on it. Large, undeveloped parcels of agricultural land provide long-term financial security for farmers and bucolic vistas for travelers along country roads, as town planners brace themselves for the next wave of housing development.
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School System Info
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Spending/Student:
$8,673
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Student/Teacher Ratios:
12.2 to 1
Community
Population:8,334 Median Income in town: $43,601 Population Density: (people per square mile)
Crime Rate (per 1000 residents):
Property: 23.2 / 1,000
Violent: 5.9 / 1,000
Real Estate
Number of active:
Singles/Condos/Multis:
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Median home price this year: N/A Median home price last year: $180,000
Median home price 5 yrs ago: $160,000
% change since last year: N/A
% change since 5 years ago: 11%
Avg single family tax bill:
$2,524
Transportation
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Miles to Boston:
90
Drive time to Boston (minutes):
116
Rail time to Boston:
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RECENT LISTING
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TYPE:
Multi-Family
PRICE:
$209,900
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Three family units with options. Live in one let the other units help with the mortgage, rent all the units or turn it into a large one family. Large yard on a private dead end road. Convenient to Amherst, Hadley and Greenfield area.
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TYPE:
Land
PRICE:
$200,000
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Remarkable offering of 25.5 +/- acres with many possibilities! Property is zoned rural business and allows for residential and/or many business uses, or up to a 4-unit condo or multi-family (restrictions apply and buyer must verify w/ town). Approximately 2000' of frontage on 2 roads, which may allow for up to 5 single family building lots, or build your dream farm. Much of the land is open and some is wooded. A mile from Montague Center and 10 minutes to Amherst.
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TYPE:
Single Family
PRICE:
$375,000
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Privacy, open fields, views and less than one mile from desirable Montague Center. Unusual opportunity to own a 10 room, 3 bedroom Saltbox situated over 800' back. Wooded private road opens to 5.4 pastoral acres of farmland with views of the hills. Ideal for organic farming, horses or just your own little piece of Heaven.
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TYPE:
Single Family
PRICE:
$399,900
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Spacious and filled with light, this superbly constructed contemporary is gorgeous! Enter the cathedral front foyer with tiled floor and beautiful open staircase into a handsome open kitchen & family room with stone fireplace, a wall of window and sliders to the deck. There?s a large formal dining room, 1st floor laundry, a 2nd floor balcony with a master suite with cathedral ceiling and stunning half round window combination. Add a wrap around porch and 6 very private acres with views.
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TYPE:
Single Family
PRICE:
$199,900
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A sweet farmhouse located on a quiet side street in the charming Village of Montague Center. The very spacious kitchen, w/lots of cabinet and counter space, opens into a formal dining room. The 1st floor bedroom/den with half bath, along with a full bath, offers the opportunity for one level living. There are two additional bedrooms on the 2nd floor, along with great walk-in attic storage. Sunny porches, an architectural shingle roof with numerous skylights, and an easily maintained yard.
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TYPE:
Single Family
PRICE:
$239,900
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Tucked away at the end of a quiet street near the quaint village of Montague Center, you?ll find this unique 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath split level home. Spacious rooms, hardwood floors, open kitchen/dining area, family room with pellet stove, living room with a woodstove hook-up, and 1 car garage are some of the attractive features?AND for a BONUS ?price includes a surveyed building lot or keep the land (.64 acres) for your own use - put in a pool or large garden!
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TYPE:
Multi-Family
PRICE:
$264,000
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Great opportunity to own a piece of history. Antique colonial home circa 1754 with attached barn just waiting for your vision to be restored to its original glory. Beautiful pastoral setting, just outside quaint village of Montague Center. Conveniently located to Amherst, Northampton and Greenfield . Original woodwork, fireplaces and wide pine floors. Zoned as Rural Business which opens lots of possibilities . Sold "As Is"
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TYPE:
Single Family
PRICE:
$264,000
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Great opportunity to own a piece of history. Antique colonial home circa 1754 with attached barn just waiting for your vision to be restored to its original glory. Beautiful pastoral setting , just outside quaint village of Montague Center. Conveniently located to Amherst, Northampton and Greenfield . Original woodwork, fireplaces and wide pine floors. Zoned as Rural Business, currently a 2 family; lots of possibilities. Sold "As Is".
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TYPE:
Single Family
PRICE:
$179,900
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This property is in move in condition. Wonderful 3 bedrooms on 2nd floor, 1 bath located on the 1st floor, home located near the center of Montague. Close to major routes. Great level backyard, not too much to mow and just enough to enjoy. Separate garage, full basement could easily be finished. Many options for this nice property. Family owned since the 1940's.
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