Housing · Essex
Essex, VT housing market
The typical Essex home is worth about $478,000, about the same as a year ago, 20% above the Vermont 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
$478K
▼ 0.3% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
EssexVermont
Show as a table
| January | Essex | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $297,000 | $244,000 |
| 2018 | $312,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $320,000 | $264,000 |
| 2020 | $331,000 | $274,000 |
| 2021 | $367,000 | $302,000 |
| 2022 | $408,000 | $348,000 |
| 2023 | $443,000 | $377,000 |
| 2024 | $464,000 | $397,000 |
| 2025 | $479,000 | $398,000 |
| 2026 | $482,000 | $396,000 |
| August 2026 | $478,000 | $399,000 |
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 | $478K | −0.3% | — | $110,199 |
| Williston | $589K | +2% | — | $106,967 |
| Essex Junction | — | — | 7 | $89,257 |
| South Burlington | $483K | −0.8% | 20 | $106,667 |
| Jericho | $565K | −0.5% | — | $116,923 |
| Westford | $518K | −0.3% | — | $112,750 |
| Colchester | $486K | +0.7% | — | $97,891 |
Affordability
4.3 years of income
The typical Essex home costs about 4.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Vermont (4.9 years).
How Essex ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
75.9%
Vermont: 73.2%
Median tax bill
$6,602
Vermont: $5,039
Median rent
$1,569
Vermont: $1,234
Typical home built
1990
Vermont: 1976
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.