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
1.4 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- 1.6 mi
Lawrence Family Public Academy
PK-KG · Regular · Lawrence School District
202 students · 9.8:1 student–teacher
1.7 mi
Bruce School
3-8 · Regular · Lawrence School District
462 students · 11.2:1 student–teacher
Bruce School school rating: C- 1.8 mi
Rise Academy
8-12 · Alternative/Other · Lawrence School District
74 students · 7.8:1 student–teacher
Rise Academy school rating: D- 2.0 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 17 restaurants and cafés, 1 grocery store, 25 parks and green spaces, and 8 transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

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

Groceries

Market Basket
0.8 mi

Parks & recreation

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

Transit

Sawyer and Lowell
0.7 mi
Merrimack Plaza (Rite-Aid Pharmacy)
0.7 mi
Merrimack Plaza (Brooks)
0.7 mi
Courtyard Marriott
1.3 mi
Mystic Street
1.4 mi
Pelham Street Park and RIde
1.5 mi
Oakland and Railroad
1.7 mi
Methuen Square
2.0 mi

The 01844 market

Homes for sale: 77
Median list price: $665,000

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12 Observatory Rd, Methuen MA 01844

3

Beds

2.5

Baths

2,854

Sqft

1992

Year built

Estimated value: $885,203

Range $855,403 – $915,003 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 55 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$558,878 January 2020$885,203 August 2026

Highest reading $901,379 in May 2026; lowest $549,373 in April 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
2.5 baths
2,854 sqft
27,582 sqft lot
Built 1992
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN METH M:00416 B:00154 L:0009AA

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$177,041

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$5,831/mo

Principal & interest$4,903

Property tax$811

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $708,162. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $259,200
Structure: $480,300
Assessed total: $739,500
County market value: $769,975
Property tax billed: $7,824

Sale & deed history

August 31, 2021Arm's-length$675,000
June 11, 2004Not an arm's-length transfer—
December 24, 2001Not an arm's-length transfer—
February 27, 1998Not an arm's-length transfer—
July 29, 1994Not an arm's-length transfer—
November 2, 1992Not an arm's-length transfer—

February 7, 1992

Arm's-lengthCash$72,000

September 30, 1987Arm's-length$115,000