New-build home prices in 01540
Recorded home sales in ZIP 01540 (Worcester County) run a median of $260 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $212 and $315/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 01540
At the local median of $260/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $390,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $520,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $650,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $780,000 |
A gross sale price. The land bid it supports comes after build cost, contingency, fees, finance and profit — the residual the Threshold tool solves.
By home type
| Home type | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 522 | $268 | 1,404 sf | $395,000 |
| Multi-family | 28 | $211 | 1,932 sf | $375,000 |
| Condominium | 27 | $208 | 1,404 sf | $260,000 |
Recent sales in 01540
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 3,332 | $860,000 | $258 | 2000 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,945 | $850,000 | $216 | 2022 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,320 | $813,000 | $350 | 2024 | 8/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,070 | $799,900 | $261 | 2007 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,592 | $760,000 | $212 | 1998 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 5,116 | $750,000 | $147 | 1783 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,318 | $722,000 | $312 | 2024 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,528 | $699,900 | $277 | 2017 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,664 | $696,717 | $262 | 2024 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,212 | $655,000 | $296 | 1997 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,016 | $633,000 | $314 | 2019 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,896 | $615,000 | $324 | 2003 | 5/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,554 | $603,000 | $236 | 2024 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,622 | $599,900 | $229 | 2004 | 9/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,852 | $592,500 | $320 | 1938 | 9/2025 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 01540 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 01540?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01540 (Worcester County, MA) run a median of $260 per square foot, with the middle half between $212 and $315, from 577 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
- What does a home sell for in 01540?
- The typical recorded sale in 01540 is a 1,428 sq ft home at $385,000. A new 1,428 sq ft home at the local $260/sq ft would price around $371,280.
- Where does this 01540 data come from?
- MassGIS Level 3 standardized assessor parcel data, compiled from all 351 Massachusetts municipalities. Qualified residential sales from 2021. Estimates for site screening, not an appraisal.
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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, assigned to nearest ZIP centroid. $/sq ft is sale price over heated living area. Estimates for site screening, not a USPAP appraisal. Updated July 2026.