Property tax rate
1.76%Above state avg 1.59%Median bill $3,035/yr · CensusMedian rent
$8272-bed $883Per month · Census30-yr mortgage rate
7.24%Freddie Mac weekly averageWhat the numbers say
Essex County, VT real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
Homeowners in Essex County pay a median of $3,035 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $172,500, an effective rate of about 1.76%. The Vermont average is 1.59%, which makes Essex County the #10 lowest-tax of 14 counties in the state with published tax data.
Renters pay a median of $827 a month, and $883 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $173,000 home here comes to about $1,265 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $54,000 a year (the median household here earns $59,294).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$1,265/mo- Principal & interest$940
- Property tax$253
- Insurance (est.)$72
$173,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Essex County by bedrooms
1 bedroom$47953% below state
2 bedrooms$88336% below state
3 bedrooms$1,08227% below state
4 bedrooms$1,23126% below state
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.