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This week: Homes in America’s ‘best small towns’
1. Sammamish, Wash. Every year, Money magazine compiles a list of the 100 “Best Places to Live” in America. This new five-bedroom home is located blocks from a lake in the town ranked 15th on the most recent list. The house has a master suite with a covered balcony, a media room, and four fireplaces. The spacious living areas are extended outdoors by wrap-around decking and a covered porch. $1,190,000. Christine & Jay Kipp, Ewing & Clark Inc., (425) 260-3934
2. Middleton, Wis. This six-bedroom château-style house sits on Lake Mendota in the town that was ranked No. 8. The home’s 2.5-acre property includes apple orchards, a boat house, and 135 feet of lake frontage. The house features a large lakeside terrace, a wine room, a sauna, and interior wall colors chosen by a feng shui expert. $3,500,000. Shelly Sprinkman, Sprinkman Real Estate, (608) 294-7777
3. Louisville, Colo. This five-bedroom house is located in the town that was ranked No. 1 on the “Best Places” list. The house features a main-floor master suite, a large kitchen with knotty alder cabinets, and a finished basement with a wet bar, a fitness room, a pool table, and a guest suite. The home is part of Fischer Farms, a planned community that will preserve more than 40 percent of its land as open space. $1,190,000. Jon Hatch, RE/MAX of Boulder Inc., (303) 441-5683
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4. Milton, Mass. The 1678 Roger Sumner House is one of the oldest homes in the list’s No. 2 town. Enlarged and renovated, it now has six bedrooms, and its landscaped grounds include a poolside guesthouse. $1,370,000. Josephine McCloskey, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, (617) 696-4430
5. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Set on five-plus acres in the 75th town on Money’s list, this château-style home has four bedrooms and more than 7,300 square feet of living space. It includes a grand entrance with an Italian marble floor, a mahogany-paneled study, and a four-season conservatory. The lower level features a sauna and steam rooms, and a walk-in vault. $1,650,000. Zealie Van Raalte, Select Sotheby’s International Realty, (518) 580-8500
6. Simsbury, Conn. This 1735 four-bedroom occupies three acres in America’s 39th-ranked small town. The house has exposed ceiling beams and six fireplaces, and it features a remodeled kitchen with a wall made of stone. The property includes specimen trees, an Adirondack barn with a heated living space, and a three-stall horse barn. $649,900. Nancy Reardon, Prudential Connecticut Realty, (860) 651-2111
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7. Springboro, Ohio Located in the 42nd-ranked small town in the U.S., this three-bedroom brick house sits on nearly five and a half acres. Interior details include two fireplaces, a breakfast room, and Craftsman-style woodwork throughout. $374,000. Scott Fogt, Prudential One, Realtors, (513) 655-7119
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