Essex, VT
Chittenden County44.5230°N, 73.0623°W
Tracking 4,059 properties across Essex, Vermont — a community where the median home dates to 1980. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
4,059
Properties Tracked
1980
Median Year Built
$285K
Median Assessed Value
2%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.04M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Essex, VTInc. 1763
Essex is the most populated town in Vermont, positioned east of Burlington along I-89 and Route 15. The town includes the village of Essex Junction (which recently separated into its own city) and surrounding suburban development. The housing stock is predominantly single-family homes from the post-war era through recent construction.
For property professionals, Essex is a large, accessible suburban market with the most transaction volume in Chittenden County, commercial corridors, and a housing stock that is newer than Burlington's.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
77 properties (2%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
3,982
AE
53
A
24
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
6
Grade B
504
Grade C
2,274
Grade D
445
Grade E
830
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
4,059 properties · Median year built 1980 · Avg 2,423 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,895
Other
462
Two-Family
407
Commercial
182
Institutional
52
Industrial
33
Mixed Use
23
Agricultural / Open Space
5
Construction by Era
1800-1849
29
1850-1899
43
1900-1949
80
1950-1979
1,438
1980-1999
1,097
2000+
615
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Chittenden County Registry of Deeds
71%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 62% of Essex properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Essex
Chittenden County · Vermont
Zip Codes054460545205465054680549405495
22,094
Population
2020 Census
4,059
Properties
$285K
Median Assessed
71%
Owner-Occupied
34.3
Square Miles
Essex covers 34.3 square miles in Chittenden County, Vermont. The median assessed property value is $285K.
Single-family homes account for 2,895 of Essex's 4,059 properties and 407 multi-family buildings. There are 182 commercial properties. About 71% of properties are owner-occupied, and 2% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $228K and $361K, with the highest assessed property at $25.3M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 70% have public water service. Electric service is provided by GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP. 457 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Essex its character.
What Essex Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Essex's fire protection grade distribution (6 Grade A, 504 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Essex's 8 property types, spanning construction from 1800 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 2% of Essex properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Essex property intelligence.
4,059 Essex properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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