The median home in Essex, Connecticut is valued at $591,288, up 6.4% year over year. Essex is part of the Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$591,288
+6.4%
AFFORDABILITY6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CT ins. 28% per HUD.
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$118,258 on $591,288
Out of reach — 67.2% of income
Need $179,957/yr to afford.
PITI$4,199
P/I67.2%
Afford$246K
Gap-$345K
P&I $2,990Tax $1,059Ins $150
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