By Michelle Price
Special to the UCBJ
PUTNAM COUNTY – The peak price of existing residential home sales continues to rise in Putnam County. The top home sitting on 2.4 acres in the Cookeville city center brought in $1.9 million. The 7,884 square-foot, five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bath home with an inground pool sold for $241 per square foot.
Luxury homes continued brisk sales with four of May’s top sales over the $1 million mark and the fifth falling just short at $947,000. Here are the most expensive home transactions in Putnam County for May 2022.

4 Bd/ 3 Ba
Square Feet: 3,344
Pool: no
Purchase price: $947,000

3 Bd/ 4.5 Ba
Square feet: 4,496
Pool: yes
Purchase price: $1,000,000

4 Bd/ 3Ba
Square feet 4,030
Pool: No
Purchase price: $1,300,000

4 Bd/ 3Ba
Square Feet: 4,400
Pool: yes
Purchase price: $1,300,000

5 Br/5.5 Ba
Square Feet: 7,884
Pool: yes
Purchase price: $1,900,000