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New-build home prices in 01944

Essex County, MA · 374 recorded sales 2021-2025 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01944 (Essex County) run a median of $465 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $373 and $576/sq ft.

$465
median $/sq ft (2021-2025)
$900,000
median sale price
2,155
median home size (sq ft)
374
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01944

At the local median of $465/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$697,500
2,000 sq ft$930,000
2,500 sq ft$1,162,500
3,000 sq ft$1,395,000

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-family266$4632,554 sf$1,025,000
Condominium89$4781,019 sf$584,000
Multi-family19$4072,980 sf$1,100,000

Recent sales in 01944

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family3,710$2,000,000$53919893/2025
Single-family4,059$1,450,000$357192011/2025
Single-family2,232$1,375,000$61619848/2025
Single-family2,000$1,250,000$62519542/2025
Multi-family3,236$1,180,000$365192012/2025
Single-family1,912$1,000,000$52319859/2025
Single-family2,446$917,000$37517853/2025
Condominium1,235$875,000$70920223/2025
Single-family1,253$825,000$65819051/2025
Single-family1,728$820,000$47519736/2025
Single-family1,296$750,000$57919677/2025
Single-family2,546$718,000$28219208/2025
Single-family1,012$703,000$695192010/2025
Condominium1,450$695,000$47919655/2025
Single-family1,390$695,000$50019925/2025

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Questions about 01944 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01944?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01944 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $465 per square foot, with the middle half between $373 and $576, from 374 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
What does a home sell for in 01944?
The typical recorded sale in 01944 is a 2,155 sq ft home at $900,000. A new 2,155 sq ft home at the local $465/sq ft would price around $1,002,075.
Where does this 01944 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.