Essex, MA Housing


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Essex, MA is a town with an impressive housing market. The median value of housing in the area is $720,400, which is significantly higher than the US median value of $338,100. Over the past year Essex has seen an increase in its housing appreciation rate at 9.17%, higher than the US's 8.27%. These figures are indicative of a strong and healthy local economy that both encourages new investments and rewards those who already own property similarly.

The median home cost in Essex is $720,400. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 95.5%. Home Appreciation in Essex is up 13.0%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Essex real estate is 50 years old
The Rental Market in Essex
- Renters make up 27.8% of the Essex population
- 0.0% of houses and apartments in Essex, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingEssex, MassachusettsUnited States
  1,614.0139,647,020.0
  5442
  $720,400$338,100
  13.0%16.6%
  51.0%57.0%
  95.5%101.1%
  $12.19$10.98
  $10,001$2,690
  67.1%57.4%
  16.8%11.2%
  16.1%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  0.0%1.9%
  0.0%0.4%
  1.5%0.7%
  0.0%0.4%
  13.4%3.6%
  1.9%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  0.8%2.6%
  0.0%2.4%
  0.8%2.8%
  0.0%3.9%
  0.0%4.5%
  0.0%11.3%
  0.0%13.0%
  1.2%20.1%
  8.1%13.6%
  21.1%8.3%
  30.5%9.7%
  28.5%3.9%
  7.1%2.2%
  0.8%0.8%
  0.9%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  6.9%13.6%
  6.9%13.6%
  12.1%13.6%
  9.0%13.2%
  11.3%14.8%
  12.1%13.6%
  5.3%10.0%
  0.4%4.7%
  33.4%12.2%
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