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About this home
Welcome to easy one-level living in the highly sought-after Hilltop neighborhood! Set on .29 acres, this inviting home features an open floor plan, great spaces for entertaining inside and out, and solar to help keep electric costs low while providing significant energy savings. The main level offers a spacious living room with a wood-burning fireplace, kitchen with stainless steel appliances and an oversized breakfast/prep bar, dining area, and family room with sliders leading to the rear deck. Three spacious bedrooms are tucked away down the hall, including a primary suite with a walk-in closet and half bath. An updated full bath and hardwood floors throughout most of the main level complete the space. The finished walk-out lower level offers additional living space, a laundry area, access to the lower deck, and a two-car garage. Outside, enjoy a private backyard with a two-tiered deck, above-ground pool, and a new, never-used four-person hot tub. An EV charging station conveniently located between the garage doors is included with the home. Major updates include a new roof, gutters, and exterior paint (2022), furnace and central air (2020), hot water heater (2023), driveway (2021), plus newer exterior and vinyl garage doors. A comfortable, well-maintained home with plenty of space to enjoy!
Single-familyProperty Type
1981Year Built
0.29 acresLot Size
$222Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Gretchen Krajcsik• Preston Gray Real Estate
Hilltop, located between Downtown Ansonia and the Derby line, is a residential and hillside Ansonia neighborhood with steep streets and long valley views. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Main Street–Wakelee Avenue corridor, where corner storefronts, takeout counters, and everyday services set a steady, lived-in rhythm. Housing leans toward early-20th-century colonials and multifamily homes, with porches and compact lots stepping up the grade. The slope shapes daily routines, with stair-like blocks and lookout moments between trees and rooftops. Nearby civic landmarks and small local eateries give the area a practical, walk-to-errands feel.
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Market insights
3 Benz St · $479,900
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 43 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
101.6%
Most homes are selling 2% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$479,900
Median sale price in this area is $467,466. (3% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
17% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Six total rooms
One fireplace
Full, fully finished basement with interior access, garage access and walk-out
Has attic with pull-down stairs
Central air
Bedrooms
Three bedrooms
Bathrooms
One full bathroom
One half bathroom
Kitchen
Electric range
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer convey; laundry located on the lower level
Heating & cooling
Baseboard hot water heating
Natural gas fuel
Active solar
Exterior features
Deck and covered deck
Gutters
Hot tub
Sloping lot
Above-ground swimming pool
Home design
Single-family home
Tan exterior
Parking
Under-house garage
Two-car garage
Construction
Frame construction
Concrete foundation
Asphalt shingle roof
Wood siding
Utilities
Public water connected
Public sewer connected
Natural gas hot water with 50-gallon tank
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
**MULTIPLE OFFERS. HIGHEST & BEST DUE SUNDAY, 9/10 BY 5PM** If there ever was a perfect ranch home, this is it! This home makes entertaining, whether inside or out, easy. The main living area offers an open floor plan and the exterior showcases a welcoming double tiered newer deck with above ground pool with plenty of privacy. As you step into this beautiful home you will be delighted with the space the formal living room offers especially during the colder months when you are warmed by the wood burning FP. The kitchen, which boasts NEWER stainless appliances, plenty of cabinets, and an oversized breakfast/prep bar, opens up to a generous sized dining area; just steps away is a hidden family room w/sliders leading you to the rear deck. Down the hall, away from it all, are 3 spacious bedrooms which includes a primary bedroom w/a walk-in closet & half bath. A NEWLY renovated main full bath finishes this level. You will find hardwood floors boasting the main level except the family room and one bedroom. The WALK-OUT lower level is partially finished, includes a laundry area, with easy entry to/from the rear lower deck & 2-car garage. The owners are making this transition easy for you...NEW roof, gutters, and exterior painted in 2022 ~ NEW furnace & central air in 2020 ~ NEW hot water heater in 2023 ~ RENOVATED full bath in 2019 ~ NEW driveway in 2021 ~ NEW deck boards in 2021 ~ NEWER exterior & vinyl garage doors as well. This truly won't last!! Solar panels just $75/mo lease.
Smart MLS #99023718
Sep 13, 2013
Sold
$64,375
$30/sq ft
Apr 11, 2013
Listed
$79,900
$37/sq ft
OVER 1/2 ACRE APPROVED BUILDING LOT IN THE HILLTOP AREA. PROPERTY FACES LAND OWNED BY THE CITY AS PART OF THE ANSONIA NATURE CENTER. SCHOOL BUS STOPS AT CORNER OF PROPERTY. APPOX. 1 MILE TO BOTH GRAMMER SCHOOL. PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER ARE AVAILABLE.
Smart MLS #99003494
Mar 12, 2013
Sold
$222,000
$102/sq ft
Sep 6, 2012
Listed
$238,000
$110/sq ft
Smart MLS #98511349
Apr 18, 2012
Listing Removed
—
Aug 12, 2011
Listed
$87,900
$41/sq ft
Smart MLS #98493721
Jul 29, 2011
Listing Removed
—
Mar 21, 2011
Listed
$89,900
$42/sq ft
Public Records
Oct 15, 2001
Sold
$187,000
$86/sq ft
Public Records
Apr 4, 2001
Sold
$50,000
$23/sq ft
Public Records
Jul 31, 1990
Sold
$155,000
$72/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$5,740 (+1.0%)
$52,500 + $166,250
$218,750
2022
$5,681
$56,200 + $94,100
$150,300
2021
$5,681
$56,200 + $94,100
$150,300
2020
$5,681
$56,200 + $94,100
$150,300
2019
$5,681 (+6.5%)
$56,200 + $94,100
$150,300
2018
$5,333 (+7.9%)
$56,200 + $86,700
$142,900
2017
$4,941 (−0.3%)
$53,600 + $78,800
$132,400
2016
$4,956 (−3.3%)
$53,600 + $79,200
$132,800
2014
$5,127 (−1.9%)
$53,600 + $79,200
$132,800
2011
$5,224
$53,600 + $79,200
$132,800
Public record
Beds
3
Baths
1.5
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.29 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,466
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,466
Year built
1981
Style
Single Family Residential
County
New Haven County
APN
1049391
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 12, 2023.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
5/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 98° expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
27% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
4/10 Air Factor
4 unhealthy days expected this year, 6 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Ansonia, CT • 06401
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 8.8 hours in
June and 4.4 hours in December, placing it below the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
8.8 hrs
4.4 hrs
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Redfin Estimate for 3 Benz St
$490,182
$10K over list price of $480K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $403K to $575K.