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New-build home prices in 01949

Essex County, MA · 398 recorded sales 2021-2026 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01949 (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 $310 and $422/sq ft.

$364
median $/sq ft (2021-2026)
$873,498
median sale price
2,517
median home size (sq ft)
398
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01949

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-family253$3762,750 sf$965,000
Condominium141$3482,338 sf$629,900
Multi-family4$2283,342 sf$1,049,950

Recent sales in 01949

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Condominium2,722$989,000$36320221/2026
Single-family1,880$610,000$32519601/2026
Single-family1,120$570,000$50919261/2026
Condominium1,121$450,000$40120063/2026
Condominium1,080$412,000$38220063/2026
Single-family4,458$2,500,000$56120147/2025
Single-family4,254$2,400,000$56420248/2025
Single-family4,206$2,350,000$55920196/2025
Single-family5,654$2,010,000$35619976/2025
Single-family5,025$2,000,000$39820046/2025
Single-family5,019$2,000,000$39920041/2025
Single-family4,391$1,600,000$36419728/2025
Single-family3,643$1,580,000$43419997/2025
Single-family4,076$1,420,000$34820091/2025
Single-family3,285$1,415,000$43120196/2025

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Questions about 01949 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01949?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01949 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $364 per square foot, with the middle half between $310 and $422, from 398 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
What does a home sell for in 01949?
The typical recorded sale in 01949 is a 2,517 sq ft home at $873,498. A new 2,517 sq ft home at the local $364/sq ft would price around $916,188.
Where does this 01949 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.