New-build home prices in 02478
Recorded home sales in ZIP 02478 (Middlesex County) run a median of $553 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $468 and $663/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 02478
At the local median of $553/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $829,500 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $1,106,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $1,382,500 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $1,659,000 |
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 | 131 | $628 | 1,894 sf | $1,200,000 |
| Condominium | 81 | $516 | 1,583 sf | $760,000 |
| Multi-family | 38 | $421 | 2,454 sf | $1,125,000 |
Recent sales in 02478
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 3,874 | $1,450,000 | $374 | 2019 | 12/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,968 | $1,230,000 | $625 | 1898 | 2/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,866 | $1,150,000 | $616 | 1950 | 2/2025 |
| Multi-family | 2,058 | $1,130,000 | $549 | 1880 | 10/2025 |
| Condominium | 1,626 | $977,500 | $601 | 1983 | 4/2025 |
| Multi-family | 2,296 | $955,000 | $416 | 1965 | 9/2025 |
| Condominium | 1,792 | $950,000 | $530 | 2016 | 8/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,315 | $866,900 | $659 | 1921 | 6/2025 |
| Condominium | 1,127 | $710,000 | $630 | 1982 | 6/2025 |
| Condominium | 1,126 | $685,000 | $608 | 1982 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,224 | $630,000 | $515 | 1957 | 11/2025 |
| Condominium | 985 | $489,000 | $496 | 1900 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,332 | $468,000 | $351 | 1974 | 4/2025 |
| Multi-family | 2,750 | $1,305,000 | $475 | 1953 | 10/2024 |
| Single-family | 1,893 | $1,150,000 | $608 | 1888 | 10/2024 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 02478 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 02478?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 02478 (Middlesex County, MA) run a median of $553 per square foot, with the middle half between $468 and $663, from 250 qualified sales in 2021-2025.
- What does a home sell for in 02478?
- The typical recorded sale in 02478 is a 1,887 sq ft home at $1,080,000. A new 1,887 sq ft home at the local $553/sq ft would price around $1,043,511.
- Where does this 02478 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.