$632,316Average Value$441Average Price per Sq Ft1Home For Sale
Houses along the shoreline in Sconticut Neck.
A rural peninsula in Massachusetts
Buyers can get property for less than $1 million in Sconticut Neck, a Fairhaven peninsula with a rocky coastline and a sleepy vibe. Seaside cottages, quiet fishing boats and rocky beaches are hallmarks of this small cape, where the population doubles in the summer. Interest in Sconticut Neck is growing. New housing developments are under construction, and prices inched towards seven figures. But the town of Fairhaven wants to keep Sconticut Neck as rural as possible. “Historically, it’s been a very rural part of town despite having an island connected to it. The town desperately wants that preserved,” says Jason Lanagan, Realtor with New Bedford-based Lanagan & Co. and a Fairhaven resident. “It’s not an area they want to see turned into a Scituate or a Cape Cod town.”
Hoppy's Landing doubles as a small marina in Sconticut Neck.
Pope Beach on Buzzards Bay
The main draw of Sconticut Neck is the ocean. Fishing, boating and swimming are popular activities here, and neighbors appreciate the quiet feel compared to nearby Cape Cod. People lay in the sun and walk their dogs at Pope Beach, a small rocky coastal area tucked into a neighborhood, and they hike near the muggy marshes on the south end of the peninsula, which has about 3 miles of trails. The Revolutionary War-era Fort Phoenix State Reservation, located north of Sconticut Neck, has athletic courts and fields, a playground, swimming areas and views of the harbor, great for sunset watching.
Beautiful large cape cod with detached garage in Sconticut Neck.
A New England coastal community
Sconticut Neck Road is the main thoroughfare, and it runs down the middle of the peninsula, splitting it in half. Off the main road, modest Cape Cods, tiny ranch-style houses and colonials sit right next to each other on leafy streets with cherry trees and blooming bushes. Gray-shingled, Nantucket-style residences pop up closer to the waterfront. Midcentury ranch-style houses can cost $530,000, log cabins can go for $800,000, contemporary houses can go for $1.4 million, split-level houses with private beach can cost $2 million and gray-shingled multifamily houses can go for $2.9 million. The median sale price for a single-family home in Fairhaven is $377,800.
Stop and Shop is conveniently located minutes from Sconticut Neck.
Necessities and nights out on Sconticut Neck Road
Sconticut Neck is rural and secluded, but it’s only a few miles away from all the conveniences of modern life. From the southernmost point in the peninsula, it’s 4 miles to Sconticut Square, a shopping plaza at U.S. Route 6 and Sconticut Neck Road. Ocean State Job Lot, Staples and Dunkin all operate there, and stores like Stop & Shop, Marshalls and Walmart are nearby. “That’s what’s so interesting about Fairhaven. Sconticut Neck is a beach community that’s very rural, but it’s 2.5 miles away from a supermarket and the retail corridor of Route 6,” Lanagan says. Off the Hook Bar & Grill serves fried fish, lobster rolls and painkillers to patrons on its dockside outdoor patio in the summer. Italian eatery Carmine’s at Candleworks draws Sconticut Neck residents into New Bedford for a dimly lit, cozy dining experience.
Fairhaven High School has a student-teacher ratio of 13:1 in Sconticut Neck.
Fantastic Fairhaven public schools
Kids living in Sconticut Neck year-round can attend school through the Fairhaven Public School District. The district has four schools and a B-plus rating from Niche. Close to the peninsula is LeRoy Wood Elementary School, which has an A-minus rating. After fifth grade, kids move on to Hastings Middle School and Fairhaven High School, rated B. The palatial high school building came online in 1906. Henry Huttleston Rogers, a Fairhaven native who made a fortune in the oil industry, donated the school. It’s commonly referred to as the “castle on the hill.”
At the quiet end of I-195
U.S. Route 6 and Interstate 195 are minutes away from Sconticut Neck. New Bedford is about 7 miles away, Providence is 38 miles northwest and Boston is 65 miles north. The state is close to extending the commuter rail from Boston to nearby New Bedford, giving locals another way to reach the capital city. Cape Cod is about 32 miles northeast of the neighborhood, a roughly 40-minute drive. But people come to Sconticut Neck because they don’t like the craziness of Cape Cod, says Lanagan. “It’s not ever going to be Falmouth or Eastham. They want to keep it rural and true to its nature. I know that for sure,” he says.
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Sexual Assault
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Assault with Weapon
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Robbery
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Burglary
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Sconticut Neck Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Sconticut Neck, Fairhaven sell after 49 days on the market compared to the national average of 55 days. The median sale price for homes in Sconticut Neck, Fairhaven over the last 12 months is $549,999, consistent with the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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