Housing · Essex
Essex, CT housing market
The typical Essex home is worth about $641,000, up 4.5% in a year, 42% above the Connecticut typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Essex compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Essex at a glance
Typical home value
$641K
▲ 4.5% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Essex | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $342,000 | $248,000 |
| 2018 | $351,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $354,000 | $258,000 |
| 2020 | $353,000 | $264,000 |
| 2021 | $395,000 | $293,000 |
| 2022 | $463,000 | $326,000 |
| 2023 | $517,000 | $357,000 |
| 2024 | $561,000 | $395,000 |
| 2025 | $580,000 | $420,000 |
| 2026 | $617,000 | $438,000 |
| August 2026 | $641,000 | $451,000 |
Next door
Essex and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | $641K | +4.5% | — | $104,395 |
| Essex Village | — | — | — | $102,885 |
| Deep River | $444K | +4% | — | $90,253 |
| Lyme | $808K | +6.3% | — | $135,000 |
| Westbrook | $591K | +4.7% | — | $91,202 |
| Old Saybrook | $708K | +5% | — | $114,333 |
| Deep River Center | — | — | — | $71,447 |
Affordability
6.1 years of income
The typical Essex home costs about 6.1 years of the town's median household income, more than across Connecticut (4.7 years).
How Essex ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
78.1%
Connecticut: 66.5%
Median tax bill
$5,678
Connecticut: $6,643
Median rent
$1,623
Connecticut: $1,488
Typical home built
1971
Connecticut: 1967
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.