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New-build home prices in 01960

Essex County, MA · 1,605 recorded sales 2021-2026 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01960 (Essex County) run a median of $356 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $302 and $413/sq ft.

$356
median $/sq ft (2021-2026)
$575,000
median sale price
1,560
median home size (sq ft)
1,605
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01960

At the local median of $356/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$534,000
2,000 sq ft$712,000
2,500 sq ft$890,000
3,000 sq ft$1,068,000

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-family942$3711,642 sf$620,000
Condominium547$3521,263 sf$445,000
Multi-family116$2962,491 sf$702,500

Recent sales in 01960

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family1,426$770,000$54018911/2026
Single-family4,668$1,275,000$27320199/2025
Single-family3,728$1,250,000$33519618/2025
Single-family3,518$1,200,000$34120244/2025
Multi-family2,943$1,140,000$387191011/2025
Single-family3,699$1,115,000$30120128/2025
Single-family3,540$1,080,000$30520078/2025
Single-family2,772$1,050,000$37919385/2025
Single-family2,324$1,042,000$44820122/2025
Single-family3,704$1,020,000$27519887/2025
Single-family2,364$1,001,000$42319619/2025
Single-family2,579$990,000$384195512/2025
Single-family3,819$968,000$25419299/2025
Single-family2,283$929,900$40720247/2025
Single-family2,128$925,000$43519963/2025

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Questions about 01960 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01960?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01960 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $356 per square foot, with the middle half between $302 and $413, from 1,605 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
What does a home sell for in 01960?
The typical recorded sale in 01960 is a 1,560 sq ft home at $575,000. A new 1,560 sq ft home at the local $356/sq ft would price around $555,360.
Where does this 01960 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.