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New-build home prices in 01581

Worcester County, MA · 1,325 recorded sales 2021-2026 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01581 (Worcester County) run a median of $376 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $317 and $426/sq ft.

$376
median $/sq ft (2021-2026)
$615,000
median sale price
1,627
median home size (sq ft)
1,325
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01581

At the local median of $376/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$564,000
2,000 sq ft$752,000
2,500 sq ft$940,000
3,000 sq ft$1,128,000

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 typeSalesMedian $/sq ftMedian sizeMedian price
Single-family739$3622,254 sf$755,000
Condominium564$3931,204 sf$487,280
Multi-family22$2812,523 sf$717,500

Recent sales in 01581

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family3,644$1,735,000$47620215/2026
Single-family4,354$1,650,000$37919912/2026
Single-family3,384$1,600,000$47319955/2026
Single-family3,522$1,530,000$43419925/2026
Single-family3,276$1,529,000$46720253/2026
Single-family3,616$1,325,000$36619975/2026
Single-family2,706$1,275,000$47119943/2026
Single-family3,613$1,250,000$34619924/2026
Single-family8,235$1,250,000$15217305/2026
Single-family2,512$1,105,000$44019935/2026
Single-family2,764$1,000,000$36219644/2026
Single-family2,452$957,500$39119566/2026
Single-family2,170$935,000$43119605/2026
Single-family1,930$895,000$46419816/2026
Single-family2,496$825,000$33119652/2026

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Questions about 01581 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01581?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01581 (Worcester County, MA) run a median of $376 per square foot, with the middle half between $317 and $426, from 1,325 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
What does a home sell for in 01581?
The typical recorded sale in 01581 is a 1,627 sq ft home at $615,000. A new 1,627 sq ft home at the local $376/sq ft would price around $611,752.
Where does this 01581 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.