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New-build home prices in Essex County
Across Essex County, recorded home sales run a median of $346 per square foot (middle half $274-$430), from 35,426 qualified sales. The typical home is 1,760 sq ft selling at $600,000.
$346
median $/sq ft
$600,000
median sale price
1,760
median home size (sq ft)
35,426
qualified sales analyzed
$/sq ft by ZIP
01970$353/sf
2,223 sales
01960$356/sf
1,605 sales
01902$332/sf
1,431 sales
01950$498/sf
1,386 sales
01843$324/sf
1,385 sales
01907$344/sf
1,345 sales
01841$291/sf
1,273 sales
01835$266/sf
1,266 sales
01915$414/sf
1,256 sales
01905$358/sf
1,211 sales
01810$372/sf
1,172 sales
01930$420/sf
1,101 sales
01906$364/sf
1,101 sales
01913$328/sf
1,096 sales
01904$377/sf
1,085 sales
01844$284/sf
1,010 sales
01832$280/sf
993 sales
01923$342/sf
975 sales
01845$324/sf
949 sales
01840$250/sf
936 sales
01940$381/sf
859 sales
01830$254/sf
781 sales
01945$447/sf
721 sales
01952$403/sf
604 sales
01938$371/sf
575 sales
01966$511/sf
565 sales
01834$313/sf
558 sales
01901$344/sf
470 sales
01833$337/sf
455 sales
01937$362/sf
429 sales
01983$366/sf
425 sales
01921$344/sf
402 sales
01949$364/sf
398 sales
01984$402/sf
378 sales
01944$465/sf
374 sales
01982$404/sf
365 sales
01860$284/sf
361 sales
01969$335/sf
348 sales
01965$443/sf
235 sales
01985$322/sf
223 sales
01951$506/sf
218 sales
01922$330/sf
199 sales
01929$399/sf
176 sales
01908$464/sf
163 sales
03874$299/sf
71 sales
03865$235/sf
50 sales
By home type
| Home type | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 21,922 | $358 | 1,898 sf | $655,000 |
| Condominium | 10,095 | $353 | 1,209 sf | $426,800 |
| Multi-family | 3,409 | $250 | 2,634 sf | $675,000 |
Recent sales across Essex County
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 10,354 | $7,300,000 | $705 | 2005 | 4/2026 |
| Multi-family | 3,140 | $6,000,000 | $1,911 | 1900 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 5,407 | $2,640,000 | $488 | 1795 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 5,198 | $2,160,000 | $416 | 1863 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,874 | $2,125,000 | $549 | 1952 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 9,567 | $2,000,000 | $209 | 1997 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,167 | $1,925,000 | $608 | 2009 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 4,521 | $1,920,000 | $425 | 1900 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,896 | $1,860,000 | $477 | 2022 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 4,558 | $1,856,000 | $407 | 2002 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 4,060 | $1,849,000 | $455 | 1992 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 7,757 | $1,830,000 | $236 | 2006 | 4/2026 |
| Condominium | 3,073 | $1,800,000 | $586 | 2023 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 5,977 | $1,778,500 | $298 | 1993 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,371 | $1,760,000 | $522 | 1994 | 5/2026 |
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Method: recorded residential sales with assessor living area (2021+) from MassGIS Level 3 standardized assessor parcel data, compiled from all 351 Massachusetts municipalities. $/sq ft is sale price over heated living area. Estimates for site screening, not a USPAP appraisal. Updated July 2026.