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New-build home prices in 01929

Essex County, MA · 176 recorded sales 2021-2025 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01929 (Essex County) run a median of $399 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $311 and $491/sq ft.

$399
median $/sq ft (2021-2025)
$729,750
median sale price
1,917
median home size (sq ft)
176
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01929

At the local median of $399/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$598,500
2,000 sq ft$798,000
2,500 sq ft$997,500
3,000 sq ft$1,197,000

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-family136$4241,858 sf$751,321
Multi-family21$2862,440 sf$665,000
Condominium19$3991,671 sf$549,000

Recent sales in 01929

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family4,670$5,450,000$1,16719867/2025
Single-family2,600$2,895,000$1,11420077/2025
Multi-family3,572$2,400,000$67217504/2025
Single-family4,208$1,700,000$40417054/2025
Single-family2,772$830,000$299198911/2025
Single-family1,666$823,000$49419581/2025
Single-family1,430$815,000$57019408/2025
Single-family3,747$784,443$20919884/2025
Single-family752$751,000$99919916/2025
Single-family1,680$745,000$44419559/2025
Condominium1,188$546,000$46019004/2025
Single-family680$440,000$647192012/2025
Single-family832$280,000$33719206/2025
Single-family5,276$2,950,000$55920127/2024
Single-family1,674$1,756,665$1,049197012/2024

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Questions about 01929 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01929?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01929 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $399 per square foot, with the middle half between $311 and $491, from 176 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
What does a home sell for in 01929?
The typical recorded sale in 01929 is a 1,917 sq ft home at $729,750. A new 1,917 sq ft home at the local $399/sq ft would price around $764,883.
Where does this 01929 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.