Threshold US · Massachusetts land

New-build home prices in 01938

Essex County, MA · 575 recorded sales 2021-2025 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01938 (Essex County) run a median of $371 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $310 and $448/sq ft.

$371
median $/sq ft (2021-2025)
$649,000
median sale price
1,733
median home size (sq ft)
575
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01938

At the local median of $371/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$556,500
2,000 sq ft$742,000
2,500 sq ft$927,500
3,000 sq ft$1,113,000

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-family311$3881,864 sf$705,000
Condominium244$3641,533 sf$527,500
Multi-family20$2662,641 sf$652,500

Recent sales in 01938

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family3,192$2,424,000$75920182/2025
Single-family10,571$2,137,500$20219961/2025
Single-family4,034$1,310,000$32519891/2025
Single-family1,544$1,158,000$75018501/2025
Single-family2,008$999,500$49820252/2025
Single-family2,172$795,000$36619701/2025
Multi-family2,942$710,000$24116871/2025
Multi-family2,284$705,000$30918721/2025
Single-family1,973$375,000$19019502/2025
Condominium732$365,000$49919842/2025
Condominium653$330,000$50519001/2025
Condominium5,423$2,945,006$54320245/2024
Single-family2,894$2,700,000$933193512/2024
Single-family2,166$2,210,000$1,020201610/2024
Condominium3,645$1,750,000$48020157/2024

Appraising a site in 01938?

Drop a pin and Threshold US Land turns these comparables into an achievable new-build price and the maximum land bid that still hits your margin — in under 60 seconds.

Reserve founding access →

Questions about 01938 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01938?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01938 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $371 per square foot, with the middle half between $310 and $448, from 575 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
What does a home sell for in 01938?
The typical recorded sale in 01938 is a 1,733 sq ft home at $649,000. A new 1,733 sq ft home at the local $371/sq ft would price around $642,943.
Where does this 01938 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.

All of Essex County →
Nearby ZIPs: 01969 · 01982 · 01929 · 01951 · 01983 · 01922 · 01984 · 01833
Massachusetts land hub

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.