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New-build home prices in 01905

Essex County, MA · 1,211 recorded sales 2021-2025 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01905 (Essex County) run a median of $358 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $292 and $427/sq ft.

$358
median $/sq ft (2021-2025)
$545,000
median sale price
1,422
median home size (sq ft)
1,211
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01905

At the local median of $358/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$537,000
2,000 sq ft$716,000
2,500 sq ft$895,000
3,000 sq ft$1,074,000

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-family724$3851,350 sf$534,000
Multi-family264$2822,615 sf$735,000
Condominium223$3661,090 sf$385,000

Recent sales in 01905

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family3,189$1,500,000$47019509/2025
Multi-family2,620$1,100,000$42019001/2025
Multi-family3,765$1,093,000$29020242/2025
Multi-family3,483$1,087,250$31218903/2025
Multi-family2,880$990,000$34419107/2025
Single-family2,931$970,000$33119488/2025
Single-family2,375$925,000$390195011/2025
Multi-family3,857$915,000$23719051/2025
Multi-family2,523$905,000$35919002/2025
Multi-family2,931$900,000$30719252/2025
Multi-family4,332$894,000$20619005/2025
Multi-family1,933$890,000$46019204/2025
Multi-family2,254$855,000$37919102/2025
Multi-family3,063$850,000$27819245/2025
Multi-family2,824$850,000$30119255/2025

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Questions about 01905 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01905?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01905 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $358 per square foot, with the middle half between $292 and $427, from 1,211 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
What does a home sell for in 01905?
The typical recorded sale in 01905 is a 1,422 sq ft home at $545,000. A new 1,422 sq ft home at the local $358/sq ft would price around $509,076.
Where does this 01905 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 · 01902 · 01904 · 01906 · 01908 · 02151 · 01907 · 02176
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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.