Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

Otho L. Schofield Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Wellesley School District
291 students · 10.9:1 student–teacher
Otho L. Schofield Elementary School school rating: A- 0.2 mi
St John School
PK-6 · Regular
176 students · 8.8:1 student–teacher
0.6 mi
Preschool at Wellesley Schools
PK-PK · Regular · Wellesley School District
87 students · 9.7:1 student–teacher
0.6 mi
Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Wellesley School District
278 students · 11.4:1 student–teacher
Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School school rating: A 0.7 mi
Angier Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Newton School District
383 students · 10.1:1 student–teacher
Angier Elementary School school rating: A 0.9 mi
John Eliot
KG-5 · Regular · Needham School District
397 students · 11.7:1 student–teacher
John Eliot school rating: A 1.3 mi
Williams Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Newton School District
211 students · 8.6:1 student–teacher
Williams Elementary School school rating: A- 1.3 mi
Montessori Day School of Wellesley Hills
PK-TKG · Montessori
5 students · 1.6:1 student–teacher
1.5 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 33 restaurants and cafés, 3 grocery stores, 33+ parks and green spaces, and 24+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Starbucks
Washington Street
0.3 mi
Dunkin
Washington Street
0.5 mi
Wellesley North End Pizza
Washington Street
0.5 mi
Papa Razzi
Italian restaurant · Washington Street
0.5 mi
Jin's Fine Asian Cuisine
Washington Street
0.5 mi
CK Shanghai
Chinese restaurant · Washington Street
0.5 mi
Cook's Window Pizza
Washington Street
0.5 mi
McDonald's
Route 128 South
0.6 mi

Groceries

Waban Market
Windsor Road
1.1 mi
Star Market
Commonwealth Avenue
1.7 mi
Baza Gourmet Foods & Spirits
Tower Road
2.0 mi

Parks & recreation

Varick Hill Conservation Area
0.2 mi
Town Forest
0.3 mi
Benjamin Mills Park
0.3 mi
Ouellet Park
0.3 mi
Varick Woods
0.3 mi
Waban/Alban Island
0.4 mi
Barton Road Playground
0.5 mi
Waban Kettle
0.6 mi

Transit

Walnut Street
0.2 mi
Cedar Street
0.3 mi
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
0.6 mi
Lower Falls
0.6 mi
Woodland
0.8 mi
Hotel Indigo
0.8 mi
Woodland - Green Line (D) - Park St & North
0.8 mi
Woodland - Green Line (D) - Riverside
0.8 mi

Surveillance cameras near 38 River Ridge, Wellesley

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The 02481 market

Homes for sale: 25
Median list price: $3,080,000

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38 River Ridge, Wellesley MA 02481

4

Beds

3

Baths

2,052

Sqft

1886

Year built

Estimated value: $1,119,721

Range $1,042,326 – $1,197,116 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 55 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$924,800 January 2020$1,119,721 August 2026

Highest reading $1,374,633 in July 2025; lowest $909,970 in April 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

4 beds
3 baths
2,052 sqft
6,350 sqft lot
Built 1886
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN WELL M:021 R:033 S:

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Home price

Down payment (20%)

$223,944

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$7,248/mo

Principal & interest$6,105

Property tax$1,026

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $895,777. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2026 roll

Land: $712,000
Structure: $261,000
Assessed total: $973,000
County market value: $1,400,864
Property tax billed: $9,895

Sale & deed history

March 21, 2013Not an arm's-length transfer—
September 29, 2011Not an arm's-length transfer—
September 29, 2005Arm's-length$550,000
October 27, 2003Not an arm's-length transfer—
July 20, 1999Not an arm's-length transfer—
May 23, 1996Not an arm's-length transfer—

February 16, 1994

Not an arm's-length transfer—

July 27, 1992Not an arm's-length transfer—