$2,350,000
61 Mulberry Common, Rhinebeck
5 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,600 sq ft · 11 ac
Dutchess County · Town guide
Rhinebeck
A crossroads village with brick sidewalks and a very old inn at its center, and around it some of the most beautiful country on the east bank: river estates, horse farms, orchards and long stone walls.
Rhinebeck at a glance
$1,050,000median sale price, Q3 2025
41median days on market
About 1 hr 40Amtrak, Rhinecliff to Penn Station
14homes sold, July–September 2025
The village and the town
Rhinebeck was settled at the end of the 1600s and grew up where the old post road crossed the road to the river landing. That crossroads is still the center of the village, and the buildings around it, Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian, have been looked after for a long time. Shops, restaurants, a movie theater, bakeries and a weekly farmers market keep it busy, and the sidewalks are full on summer weekends.
The village is small (around 2,500 people), and the town around it is much larger and more rural. To the west, along the river, is a chain of 18th- and 19th-century estates, many now protected as part of a national historic landmark district, with sweeping lawns down to the water. To the east are horse farms, orchards and old farmhouses on back roads.
The county fairgrounds are on the edge of the village, and late August, when the fair is on, is its own season. So are the wedding weekends, which seem to run from May through October.
Weekends and second homes
Rhinebeck has long been a weekend town, and that shapes the market. Roughly a third of the houses that sell here go to buyers who will use them part of the year, many from Manhattan and Brooklyn. That keeps prices firm at the top and means summer and fall weekends are busy on the sidewalks and in the restaurants. It also means the village is quieter on a Tuesday in February than visitors expect, and that full-time residents have opinions about short-term rentals, which the town regulates. If you're buying to rent the house out part of the year, check the current rules with the town before you make an offer, not after.
Housing stock and prices
- Village houses
- Colonials, Greek Revivals and Victorians on small lots within walking distance of the crossroads. $700,000 to $1.4 million, with the rare small house below that.
- Farmhouses
- Older farmhouses on one to ten acres in the town, often with barns. $800,000 to $1.8 million, depending on land and condition.
- Estates
- Larger houses on ten acres or more, some with river views, guest houses, pools and outbuildings. $1.8 million to well beyond $5 million.
- Newer houses
- 1970s to 2000s colonials and contemporaries on a few acres outside the village. $650,000 to $1.1 million.
- Condos
- Almost none. A few small units come up occasionally in and near the village.
Because the median is over $1,000,000, many Rhinebeck buyers owe the 1% state "mansion tax" at closing. On 61 Mulberry Common at its asking price of $2,350,000, that's $23,500. Houses also stay on the market longer here than in Beacon or Kingston: a median of 41 days, and longer at the top.
Getting around
The train station is at Rhinecliff, a riverside hamlet about three miles west of the village. Amtrak trains run to Penn Station in about an hour and forty minutes, and north to Albany. Trains are less frequent than Metro-North and cost more, so Rhinebeck suits people who go to the city once or twice a week rather than every day. Metro-North is at Poughkeepsie, about 25 minutes' drive south.
Route 9 runs through the village north and south, and the Taconic Parkway is about fifteen minutes east. The Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge crosses to Kingston and the Thruway. You'll need a car.
Outdoors and landmarks
Just north of the village, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome flies vintage planes from the early days of aviation, with air shows on summer weekends. Wilderstein, a Queen Anne mansion on the river, has grounds and trails open to visitors. Ferncliff Forest, a preserved woodland, has a fire tower you can climb for a view over the trees to the Catskills. A few miles south, in Staatsburg and Hyde Park, the great river mansions are state and national historic sites with lawns and trails along the water. To the north, toward Red Hook, Poets' Walk is a short, lovely path through meadows to a summerhouse overlooking the river.
Cyclists ride the back roads east of the village, which are quiet, rolling and lined with stone walls. In fall, orchards nearby open for picking.
Through the year
Summer is weddings, the farmers market and the fair in late August. Fall is foliage, apple picking and full weekends; it's also a strong selling season here. Winter brings holiday window walks in December and then a quiet village, though one that never closes. Spring is when estate listings tend to come on, with the lawns turning green for the photographs.
Practical notes for buyers
- Schools: the town has its own K–12 district. Contact the district directly.
- Water and sewer: municipal in the village; wells and septic in the town.
- Historic district: the village has historic review for exterior changes, and river estates may have conservation easements. Read the deed.
- Taxes: substantial, especially on larger properties. Some farms have an agricultural assessment; see our land and farms guide.
- Old-house items: slate roofs, oil heat, stone foundations and long gravel driveways are common. Budget for them.
Our Rhinebeck listing
We recently sold 9 Basket Weaver Way in Rhinebeck for $1,320,000. See recent sales or all listings.
Thinking about Rhinebeck?
Priya Raman managed hotels before she sold houses, and she knows Rhinebeck, Red Hook and the river estates as well as anyone. She works from the Kingston office, about twenty minutes across the bridge. Call (845) 555-0190.