Potato Island, One of Connecticut's Thimble Islands, Can Be Yours for $4.9 Million

If you're in the market for waterfront property in New England, you can't do much better than this property spotted by Coastal Living. This Cape Cod-style house comes with its own island off the coast of Connecticut, and the whole package is listed on Realtor.com at $4.9 million.

Called Potato Island, the patch of land is part of Connecticut's Thimble Islands, an archipelago made of pink granite. The four-bedroom home dates back to 1912 and includes a heated pool, granite Jacuzzi, and wrap-around porch. The island itself covers 1.1 acres.

Anyone interested in living on a private island is hopefully comfortable with isolation, but if the urge to rejoin civilization ever strikes, the town of Stony Creek, Connecticut is just a two-minute boat ride away. Potato Island is 135 miles away from Boston and 85 miles from New York City.

Finding a private island with a house for less than $4.9 million is difficult, but not impossible. Islands with their own cottages in Maine and Michigan have been listed for less than $1 million in the past. On the other end of the spectrum, it's not unusual for private island homes in the Florida Keys to approach $100 million.

All images courtesy of John Campbell.