Illustrative Demo Property

7 Hollowfield Lane

Ridgefield

$1.56M

score 47

Commute (door → 59 Maiden Ln)

118 min door-to-desk via Demo station

Drive to Demo station (+3 vs free-flow, AM peak est.)14 min
Park + walk to platform6 min
Train to Grand Central72 min
GCT → 59 Maiden Ln (4/5 to Fulton St)12 min
Total118 min

4 AM-peak trains from Demo station — sparse service, a missed train costs you. Fastest is 68 min.

Why this scores 47

Base100every house starts here
Commute-29.7118 min door-to-desk (free above 85)
Oil Heat-5Oil heat — ask tank location/age/insurance
Septic-3Septic system (Private septic system) — inspect it; replacement runs $30-60k
Well Water-3Private well (Private well) — test yield, arsenic, uranium, radon, bacteria
No Central Ac-32NO central AC per Ridgefield assessor record (retrofit ~$25-40k)
Price Cut+6Cut 14.5% from $1,825,000 (3 changes since 2026-05-07)
Relisted+3Delisted and relisted — the days-on-market counter was reset
Lot size+4.82.41 acres (+2/acre, cap 3)
Price vs comps+60.88x the $454/sf sold-comp median
Score47

Tax shock ahead: Connecticut reassesses town-wide, not on sale — you pay the current bill until Ridgefield's next revaluation. If it then values the house at your purchase price, taxes go to $29,904/yr — +$404/mo.

Price history

Full listing history

First listed 2026-05-07 at $1,825,000 → now $1,560,000 (-14.5%, 3 price changes) · delisted & relisted — the public days-on-market counter was reset

2026-07-26Price changed$1,560,000
2026-07-01Price changed$1,640,000
2026-06-04Price changed$1,725,000
2026-05-07Listed for sale$1,825,000

True cost of ownership

$12,833/mo($153,997/yr)

Mortgage$8,04520% down, 6.69% 30-yr (Freddie Mac survey, 8/6/2026)
Property tax$2,088current assessment × 27.39 mill — CT does not reassess on sale
Insurance$520est. 0.40%/yr
Maintenance$1,3001%/yr rule
Heat$439fuel: baseboard hot water, oil
Commute$441rail pass $390 + parking + gas

Sold (last 365 days, similar size)

Ask $400/sf vs $454/sf median across 11 comparable solds (11 town-wide) — deal ratio 0.88x (below market — find the catch).

Where this sits in the local $/sf range

$450median $454$458

Green marker = this house at $400/sf. Dark bar = middle 50% of comparable sales.

19 Larkfield Bend$1,800,0003,950 sf$456/sf2026-03-26
10 Bellwether Lane$1,745,0003,840 sf$454/sf2026-05-20
14 Woodmere Trail$1,855,0004,070 sf$456/sf2026-05-02
33 Highfield Close$1,690,0003,720 sf$454/sf2026-06-18
6 Windgate Hollow$1,910,0004,180 sf$457/sf2026-04-11
23 Ambleside Road$1,630,0003,600 sf$453/sf2026-06-30

Listing facts (from the MLS)

Private septic system

Private well

Style

Contemporary

Garage

Attached, 2 cars, under

Basement

Full, partially finished, walk-out

Fireplaces

1

Not on town utilities. Waste goes to a septic system on the property — get it inspected and pumped before closing; a failed field is a $30–60k replacement. Water comes from a private well — test yield plus arsenic, uranium, radon and bacteria. Both are normal in these towns, but neither is covered by a standard home inspection.

Schools — Ridgefield

79.6

index

#17 of 166 Connecticut districts · state average 66.1

Connecticut's Next Generation Accountability index (2024-25) — the state's own district scorecard, combining test performance, growth, attendance, graduation and college readiness.

Land & water

X

Lot

2.41 acres

Sewer

Private septic system

Water

Private well

House site 0% hydricWithin 60m: 12% hydric

The house sits on Paxton fine sandy loam.

Wetland map units touching the lot

  • Paxton fine sandy loam0% hydric
  • Ridgebury loam65% hydric

Connecticut defines an inland wetland by its soil, not by standing water (CGS 22a-38), so poorly drained and alluvial soils put the lot under the town's Inland Wetlands commission. That means a permit — and a setback from the regulated area — for a pool, an addition, a new septic field, sometimes even clearing. It is not a reason to walk away; it is a reason to ask what you would be allowed to build before you offer. Source: USDA SSURGO (demo).

Town records

3,900 sf

$1,307,143

Heat fuel

Baseboard hot water, oil

Year built (card)

1979

$25,062

$29,910

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