New-build home prices in 01970
Recorded home sales in ZIP 01970 (Essex County) run a median of $353 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $230 and $450/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 01970
At the local median of $353/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $529,500 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $706,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $882,500 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $1,059,000 |
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 type | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condominium | 1,207 | $408 | 1,089 sf | $450,000 |
| Single-family | 705 | $258 | 2,367 sf | $600,000 |
| Multi-family | 311 | $178 | 4,137 sf | $730,000 |
Recent sales in 01970
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 5,198 | $2,160,000 | $416 | 1863 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,167 | $1,925,000 | $608 | 2009 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,371 | $1,760,000 | $522 | 1994 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,864 | $1,534,400 | $536 | 2025 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,566 | $1,447,000 | $564 | 2025 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,734 | $1,100,000 | $634 | 1988 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,668 | $1,099,000 | $659 | 1965 | 1/2026 |
| Multi-family | 1,819 | $983,000 | $540 | 1900 | 6/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,802 | $875,000 | $486 | 1996 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,255 | $850,000 | $261 | 1989 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,530 | $785,000 | $513 | 1929 | 5/2026 |
| Multi-family | 2,176 | $767,500 | $353 | 1985 | 4/2026 |
| Multi-family | 1,716 | $755,000 | $440 | 1900 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,068 | $701,000 | $656 | 1935 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,246 | $700,000 | $562 | 1890 | 3/2026 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 01970 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 01970?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01970 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $353 per square foot, with the middle half between $230 and $450, from 2,223 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 01970?
- The typical recorded sale in 01970 is a 1,570 sq ft home at $530,000. A new 1,570 sq ft home at the local $353/sq ft would price around $554,210.
- Where does this 01970 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.