New-build home prices in 01983
Recorded home sales in ZIP 01983 (Essex County) run a median of $366 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $311 and $429/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 01983
At the local median of $366/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $549,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $732,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $915,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $1,098,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 395 | $366 | 2,355 sf | $850,000 |
| Condominium | 25 | $374 | 2,511 sf | $755,000 |
| Multi-family | 5 | $338 | 3,094 sf | $850,000 |
Recent sales in 01983
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 2,892 | $1,392,500 | $482 | 1970 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,364 | $1,110,000 | $470 | 1967 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,458 | $800,000 | $549 | 1980 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,128 | $650,000 | $576 | 1962 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,088 | $575,000 | $529 | 1968 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 8,057 | $3,050,000 | $379 | 1931 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 4,959 | $2,200,000 | $444 | 2007 | 3/2025 |
| Single-family | 5,236 | $1,700,000 | $325 | 1957 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 4,185 | $1,625,000 | $388 | 2023 | 9/2025 |
| Single-family | 4,893 | $1,590,000 | $325 | 1968 | 11/2025 |
| Single-family | 4,736 | $1,555,000 | $328 | 1989 | 8/2025 |
| Single-family | 4,539 | $1,499,000 | $330 | 1988 | 3/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,522 | $1,340,000 | $531 | 1962 | 12/2025 |
| Single-family | 5,656 | $1,320,000 | $233 | 1985 | 5/2025 |
| Single-family | 4,277 | $1,300,000 | $304 | 2006 | 5/2025 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 01983 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 01983?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01983 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $366 per square foot, with the middle half between $311 and $429, from 425 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 01983?
- The typical recorded sale in 01983 is a 2,360 sq ft home at $845,000. A new 2,360 sq ft home at the local $366/sq ft would price around $863,760.
- Where does this 01983 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.