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New-build home prices in 01901

Essex County, MA · 470 recorded sales 2021-2025 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01901 (Essex County) run a median of $344 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $285 and $411/sq ft.

$344
median $/sq ft (2021-2025)
$347,000
median sale price
969
median home size (sq ft)
470
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01901

At the local median of $344/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$516,000
2,000 sq ft$688,000
2,500 sq ft$860,000
3,000 sq ft$1,032,000

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
Condominium376$360826 sf$319,000
Multi-family51$2483,198 sf$800,000
Single-family43$3201,640 sf$560,000

Recent sales in 01901

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Multi-family3,672$1,070,000$29119064/2025
Multi-family2,558$1,035,000$40518935/2025
Multi-family3,312$900,000$27219003/2025
Multi-family2,842$790,000$27819006/2025
Single-family2,359$785,000$33319206/2025
Multi-family2,806$765,000$27319005/2025
Single-family1,134$620,000$54719003/2025
Condominium1,261$600,000$47619105/2025
Multi-family2,920$574,000$19718801/2025
Single-family1,285$560,000$43619005/2025
Single-family1,240$510,000$41120057/2025
Condominium1,095$502,000$45819882/2025
Condominium1,126$501,000$44519846/2025
Condominium1,206$500,000$41519651/2025
Condominium1,066$488,000$45820191/2025

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Questions about 01901 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01901?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01901 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $344 per square foot, with the middle half between $285 and $411, from 470 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
What does a home sell for in 01901?
The typical recorded sale in 01901 is a 969 sq ft home at $347,000. A new 969 sq ft home at the local $344/sq ft would price around $333,336.
Where does this 01901 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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Nearby ZIPs: 01902 · 01905 · 01907 · 01908 · 01904 · 01906 · 02151 · 01960
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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.