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New-build home prices in 01902

Essex County, MA · 1,431 recorded sales 2021-2025 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01902 (Essex County) run a median of $332 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $273 and $402/sq ft.

$332
median $/sq ft (2021-2025)
$540,000
median sale price
1,518
median home size (sq ft)
1,431
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01902

At the local median of $332/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$498,000
2,000 sq ft$664,000
2,500 sq ft$830,000
3,000 sq ft$996,000

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-family795$3661,365 sf$520,000
Multi-family396$2812,601 sf$730,000
Condominium240$3471,037 sf$345,000

Recent sales in 01902

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Multi-family3,408$1,110,000$32618764/2025
Multi-family4,410$1,100,000$24919101/2025
Multi-family3,729$1,085,000$29119042/2025
Multi-family3,162$1,030,000$32618903/2025
Multi-family4,062$1,000,000$24619005/2025
Multi-family4,230$1,000,000$23619052/2025
Multi-family2,817$1,000,000$35518803/2025
Multi-family2,403$962,500$40119245/2025
Multi-family4,042$959,000$23718801/2025
Multi-family3,157$950,000$30118502/2025
Multi-family3,020$915,000$30319202/2025
Multi-family2,231$900,000$40318805/2025
Single-family2,257$900,000$39919052/2025
Multi-family3,822$855,000$22419002/2025
Multi-family2,418$850,000$35218905/2025

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Questions about 01902 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01902?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01902 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $332 per square foot, with the middle half between $273 and $402, from 1,431 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
What does a home sell for in 01902?
The typical recorded sale in 01902 is a 1,518 sq ft home at $540,000. A new 1,518 sq ft home at the local $332/sq ft would price around $503,976.
Where does this 01902 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: 01901 · 01905 · 01907 · 01904 · 01908 · 01906 · 01960 · 02151
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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.