New-build home prices in 01985
Recorded home sales in ZIP 01985 (Essex County) run a median of $322 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $272 and $384/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 01985
At the local median of $322/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $483,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $644,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $805,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $966,000 |
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 | 178 | $318 | 2,579 sf | $806,000 |
| Condominium | 39 | $364 | 2,238 sf | $736,522 |
| Multi-family | 6 | $260 | 2,855 sf | $775,000 |
Recent sales in 01985
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 3,556 | $1,300,000 | $366 | 2025 | 3/2026 |
| Condominium | 2,403 | $952,000 | $396 | 2008 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,472 | $840,000 | $340 | 1989 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,808 | $500,000 | $277 | 1964 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 5,479 | $2,230,025 | $407 | 1998 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,711 | $1,785,000 | $481 | 2003 | 5/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,370 | $1,616,255 | $682 | 1901 | 9/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,188 | $1,600,000 | $1,347 | 1961 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,027 | $1,575,000 | $520 | 1958 | 5/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,620 | $1,283,000 | $354 | 1995 | 12/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,481 | $1,275,000 | $366 | 2004 | 3/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,796 | $1,225,000 | $438 | 1971 | 1/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,874 | $1,200,000 | $310 | 1980 | 9/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,824 | $1,200,000 | $314 | 2012 | 11/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,547 | $1,199,000 | $338 | 1935 | 5/2025 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 01985 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 01985?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 01985 (Essex County, MA) run a median of $322 per square foot, with the middle half between $272 and $384, from 223 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 01985?
- The typical recorded sale in 01985 is a 2,440 sq ft home at $799,000. A new 2,440 sq ft home at the local $322/sq ft would price around $785,680.
- Where does this 01985 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.