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New-build home prices in 01906

Essex County, MA · 1,101 recorded sales 2021-2025 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01906 (Essex County) run a median of $364 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $303 and $435/sq ft.

$364
median $/sq ft (2021-2025)
$596,111
median sale price
1,617
median home size (sq ft)
1,101
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01906

At the local median of $364/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$546,000
2,000 sq ft$728,000
2,500 sq ft$910,000
3,000 sq ft$1,092,000

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-family879$3681,628 sf$605,000
Condominium152$3721,169 sf$420,000
Multi-family70$3112,398 sf$760,000

Recent sales in 01906

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family3,685$1,725,000$46820257/2025
Single-family5,710$1,700,000$29820037/2025
Single-family5,494$1,425,000$25920015/2025
Single-family4,809$1,321,250$27520247/2025
Single-family3,226$1,300,000$40319867/2025
Single-family2,827$1,109,000$39219866/2025
Single-family3,100$1,035,000$33419892/2025
Multi-family3,920$1,030,000$26319813/2025
Single-family3,681$1,000,000$27219201/2025
Single-family2,187$985,000$45020241/2025
Single-family2,760$960,000$34819775/2025
Multi-family3,101$950,000$30619867/2025
Single-family2,788$920,000$33019486/2025
Single-family2,101$915,000$43619104/2025
Single-family2,064$905,000$43919782/2025

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Questions about 01906 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01906?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01906 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $364 per square foot, with the middle half between $303 and $435, from 1,101 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
What does a home sell for in 01906?
The typical recorded sale in 01906 is a 1,617 sq ft home at $596,111. A new 1,617 sq ft home at the local $364/sq ft would price around $588,588.
Where does this 01906 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: 01905 · 02176 · 01904 · 01901 · 01880 · 02151 · 01902 · 02148
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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.