Location

Nearby schools

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

High Rock School
6-6 · Regular · Needham School District
441 students · 11.8:1 student–teacher
High Rock School school rating: A 0.1 mi
Newman Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Needham School District
696 students · 12.3:1 student–teacher
Newman Elementary School school rating: A 0.7 mi
St Joseph School
PK-8 · Regular
446 students · 12.6:1 student–teacher
0.8 mi
Pollard Middle School
7-8 · Regular · Needham School District
867 students · 11.0:1 student–teacher
Pollard Middle School school rating: A+ 1.0 mi
Needham High School
9-12 · Regular · Needham School District
1,633 students · 11.9:1 student–teacher
Needham High School school rating: A 1.2 mi
Walker School
UG-UG · Special Education
72 students · 4.8:1 student–teacher
1.5 mi
William Mitchell
KG-5 · Regular · Needham School District
424 students · 12.6:1 student–teacher
William Mitchell school rating: A 1.6 mi
Sunita L. Williams Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Needham School District
533 students · 13.1:1 student–teacher
Sunita L. Williams Elementary School school rating: A+ 1.8 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 33 restaurants and cafés, 4 grocery stores, 31+ parks and green spaces, and 21+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Kosta's Pizza and Seafood
Chestnut Street
0.4 mi
McDonald's
Chestnut Street
0.5 mi
Sweet Tomatoes Neapolitian Pizza
Chestnut Street
0.5 mi
Dunkin
Chestnut Street
0.5 mi
Domino's
Chestnut Street
0.5 mi
Junction Ice Cream
Junction Street
0.6 mi
Comella's Restaurants Needham
Great Plain Avenue
0.6 mi
Gyro & Kebab House
Great Plain Avenue
0.6 mi

Groceries

Roche Bros
Chestnut Street
0.4 mi
Sudbury Farms
Highland Avenue
1.0 mi
Volante Farms
Forest Street
1.3 mi
Trader Joe's
Highland Avenue
1.4 mi

Parks & recreation

Needham Conservation Land
0.3 mi
High Rock Pond
0.3 mi
Rosemary Glen
0.3 mi
Needham Town Forest
0.4 mi
Horsford Ponds
0.5 mi
Sportsmen's Pond
0.5 mi
Needham Town Hall Historic District
0.5 mi
Farley Pond Reservation
0.7 mi

Transit

Needham Junction @ Commuter Rail Station
0.4 mi
Chestnut St @ Oak St
0.5 mi
Needham Junction
0.5 mi
Chestnut St opp Oak St
0.5 mi
Needham Center
0.6 mi
Chestnut St @ Great Plain Ave
0.6 mi
Track 1 (All Trains)
0.7 mi
Chapel St @ Great Plain Ave
0.7 mi

The 02492 market

Homes for sale: 38
Median list price: $2,595,000

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138 sylvan rd, NEEDHAM MA 02492

3

Beds

2.5

Baths

1,212

Sqft

1949

Year built

Estimated value: $1,462,218

Range $1,398,075 – $1,526,361 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 54 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$1,029,782 January 2020$1,462,218 August 2026

Highest reading $1,622,160 in July 2025; lowest $984,527 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

3 beds
2.5 baths
1,212 sqft
10,759 sqft lot
Built 1949
Stories: 3
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN NEED M:135.0 B:0060 L:0000.0

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$292,444

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$9,556/mo

Principal & interest$8,099

Property tax$1,340

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $1,169,774. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $722,400
Structure: $481,600
Assessed total: $1,204,000
County market value: $1,383,010
Property tax billed: $12,762

Sale & deed history

March 30, 2021Arm's-length—
December 4, 2017Arm's-length$860,000
June 14, 2013Not an arm's-length transfer—
September 7, 2011Not an arm's-length transfer$600,000
September 7, 2011Not an arm's-length transferCash$1
July 28, 2011Arm's-lengthCash

$1

April 2, 2004Not an arm's-length transferCash$1