Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

Early Childhood Center
PK-KG · Regular · Methuen School District
163 students · 10.7:1 student–teacher
0.2 mi
St Ann's Home
PK-11 · Special Education
129 students · 7.2:1 student–teacher
1.0 mi
The Islamic Academy for Peace
PK-8 · Regular
93 students · 6.2:1 student–teacher
1.5 mi
Grade Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical
9-12 · Vocational Education · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical
1,837 students · 12.8:1 student–teacher
Grade Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical school rating: C 1.6 mi
Marsh Grammar School
PK-8 · Regular · Methuen School District
996 students · 12.7:1 student–teacher
Marsh Grammar School school rating: B- 1.7 mi
Lawrence Family Public Academy
PK-KG · Regular · Lawrence School District
202 students · 9.8:1 student–teacher
1.8 mi
Bruce School
3-8 · Regular · Lawrence School District
462 students · 11.2:1 student–teacher
Bruce School school rating: C- 1.9 mi
Rise Academy
8-12 · Alternative/Other · Lawrence School District
74 students · 7.8:1 student–teacher
Rise Academy school rating: D- 2.1 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 17 restaurants and cafés, 1 grocery store, 25 parks and green spaces, and 7 transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Burger King
Haverhill Street
0.7 mi
Pizza Hut
Haverhill Street
0.7 mi
KFC
Haverhill Street
0.7 mi
McDonald's
Haverhill Street
0.9 mi
Dunkin
Haverhill Street
0.9 mi
Characters
0.9 mi
Chef Co Restaurant
Chinese restaurant · Haverhill Street
0.9 mi
Le Château
Italian restaurant
1.2 mi

Groceries

Market Basket
0.8 mi

Parks & recreation

Conservation Land
0.2 mi
Mill Pond
0.4 mi
Riverside Park
0.5 mi
Merrimac River Frontage
0.6 mi
Merrimack River
0.7 mi
Francis Morse Park
0.8 mi
Merrimac River Reservation
0.8 mi
Andover Conservation Land
1.4 mi

Transit

Sawyer and Lowell
0.7 mi
Merrimack Plaza (Rite-Aid Pharmacy)
0.8 mi
Merrimack Plaza (Brooks)
0.8 mi
Courtyard Marriott
1.3 mi
Mystic Street
1.4 mi
Pelham Street Park and RIde
1.6 mi
Oakland and Railroad
1.8 mi

The 01844 market

Homes for sale: 80
Median list price: $650,000

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21 Observatory Rd, Methuen MA 01844

3

Beds

2

Baths

1,628

Sqft

1989

Year built

Estimated value: $657,873

Range $606,603 – $709,143 · as of July 14, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 53 published estimates over 6.5 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$438,831 January 2020$657,873 July 2026

Highest reading $721,524 in June 2025; lowest $438,831 in January 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

3 beds
2 baths
1,628 sqft
25,051 sqft lot
Built 1989
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN METH M:00416 B:00154 L:0009GG

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$131,575

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$4,321/mo

Principal & interest$3,601

Property tax$603

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $526,298. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $251,700
Structure: $331,800
Assessed total: $583,500
County market value: $609,710
Property tax billed: $6,173

Sale & deed history

September 16, 2022Arm's-length$565,000
August 14, 2017Arm's-length—
May 6, 2016Arm's-length$340,000
August 20, 2014Arm's-length$331,900
July 30, 2009Not an arm's-length transfer—
October 11, 2005Arm's-length$355,000
October 11, 2005

Not an arm's-length transfer—

June 10, 1998Not an arm's-length transfer—

October 30, 1989Arm's-length$184,900