Homes with Saunas

As winter approaches, here are three homes with saunas so you can get hot and sweaty without ever leaving the house. Each priced at less than $650,000.

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LOCATION/PRICE: Killington,Vt./$449,000

PROPERTY TAX: $5,588 per year

THE PROPERTY: 3,180 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths located one mile from slopes of the state's largest ski resort.

DESCRIPTION: A former rental property, it comes fully furnished, with a 10-person hot tub on the backyard deck. Two fireplaces and a wet bar inside make for ideal apres-ski.

NOTABLE: Seven mountains and 200 ski trails in the area, but golfers, mountain bikers and foliage fans hang around during the offseason.

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LOCATION/PRICE: Sharon, Conn./$639,000

PROPERTY TAX: $5,546 per year

THE PROPERTY: 3,048 square feet with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths on 5 acres along bank of serene, trout-stocked Housatonic River.

DESCRIPTION: A quiet rural retreat with a large deck out back and a lighted gazebo down by the river. The Appalachian Trail is a quarter-mile away.

NOTABLE: Two hours from New York City, the closest village is West Cornwall, known for its pottery, shaker furniture and one of two functional covered bridges in the state.

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LOCATION/PRICE: Bend, Ore./$649,900

PROPERTY TAX: $7,947 per year

THE PROPERTY: 2,900 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths on quiet cul-de-sac less than halfmile from downtown.

DESCRIPTION: Newly renovated back yard includes a deck with a hot tub and a small fish pond with waterfall. Entire area surrounded by towering Ponderosa trees.

NOTABLE: The outdoor capital of Oregon, residents literally ski in the morning and golf in the afternoon. The Deschutes River, famed for its steelhead fishing, runs through town.

Sources: Killington Valley Real Estate; Klemm Real Estate; Duke Warner Realty

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