Melissa Gilbert currently lives in New York State with her husband, actor Timothy Busfield, splitting her time between New York City and their renovated cottage in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York.

Quick Scoop

  • Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield left Los Angeles in 2013 and first settled in Howell, Michigan, where they lived for about five years before moving.
  • In late 2018, they relocated to New York City and also bought a small house in the Catskills that they call “the cabbage” (a mix of cabin and cottage), which they renovated themselves.
  • As of mid‑2025 updates, she is described as living in New York with her husband, with the Catskills home presented as their permanent home and main retreat.

A Bit More Context

  • Gilbert has said she left Hollywood and Los Angeles to escape the pressure to stay young and to embrace a more natural lifestyle, including letting her hair go gray and stopping cosmetic procedures.
  • Life at the Catskills cottage includes growing vegetables and keeping chickens, fitting the back‑to‑the‑land, low‑key life she has described in interviews and in her recent projects.

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