New-build home prices in 01561
Recorded home sales in ZIP 01561 (Worcester County) run a median of $274 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $226 and $317/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 01561
At the local median of $274/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $411,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $548,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $685,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $822,000 |
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 | 282 | $287 | 1,936 sf | $530,000 |
| Condominium | 114 | $265 | 1,456 sf | $375,000 |
| Multi-family | 19 | $176 | 2,834 sf | $485,000 |
Recent sales in 01561
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 5,437 | $1,500,000 | $276 | 2002 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,802 | $1,050,000 | $375 | 1997 | 10/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,477 | $1,005,000 | $406 | 2014 | 8/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,736 | $929,900 | $340 | 2004 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,898 | $900,000 | $311 | 2003 | 10/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,053 | $850,000 | $278 | 1996 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,138 | $800,000 | $255 | 2024 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,982 | $780,000 | $394 | 1830 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,280 | $775,000 | $606 | 1967 | 1/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,144 | $770,000 | $359 | 2025 | 10/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,820 | $750,000 | $266 | 2003 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,776 | $735,000 | $265 | 1999 | 8/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,046 | $715,000 | $350 | 1999 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,678 | $705,000 | $263 | 1972 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,781 | $659,000 | $370 | 2013 | 5/2025 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 01561 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 01561?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01561 (Worcester County, MA) run a median of $274 per square foot, with the middle half between $226 and $317, from 415 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
- What does a home sell for in 01561?
- The typical recorded sale in 01561 is a 1,740 sq ft home at $450,000. A new 1,740 sq ft home at the local $274/sq ft would price around $476,760.
- Where does this 01561 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.