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New-build home prices in 01966

Essex County, MA · 565 recorded sales 2021-2025 · MassGIS L3

Recorded home sales in ZIP 01966 (Essex County) run a median of $511 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $401 and $640/sq ft.

$511
median $/sq ft (2021-2025)
$735,000
median sale price
1,490
median home size (sq ft)
565
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 01966

At the local median of $511/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$766,500
2,000 sq ft$1,022,000
2,500 sq ft$1,277,500
3,000 sq ft$1,533,000

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-family359$5141,534 sf$770,000
Condominium169$5221,325 sf$615,000
Multi-family37$4421,636 sf$765,000

Recent sales in 01966

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family4,784$2,950,000$61719115/2025
Single-family3,524$2,831,000$80320001/2025
Single-family1,995$2,795,000$1,40120245/2025
Single-family2,568$2,620,000$1,02018841/2025
Single-family1,425$2,600,000$1,82519007/2025
Single-family965$2,450,000$2,53917202/2025
Single-family3,200$2,400,000$75019922/2025
Single-family4,253$2,400,000$56419008/2025
Single-family4,639$2,400,000$51719008/2025
Multi-family2,467$2,215,000$89819934/2025
Single-family3,506$1,900,000$54220028/2025
Single-family2,619$1,900,000$72619704/2025
Condominium2,274$1,650,000$72619857/2025
Single-family1,036$1,600,000$1,54419627/2025
Single-family1,700$1,600,000$94119106/2025

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Questions about 01966 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 01966?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01966 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $511 per square foot, with the middle half between $401 and $640, from 565 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
What does a home sell for in 01966?
The typical recorded sale in 01966 is a 1,490 sq ft home at $735,000. A new 1,490 sq ft home at the local $511/sq ft would price around $761,390.
Where does this 01966 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.