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Country around Essex is a rural area of about 691 people in Essex County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 16 miles from Burlington, VT and 178 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $922 a month.
691people
$291kTypical home
$922/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
73"Snow
182Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 691 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Hartford, CT
- 16 mi to Burlington, VT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,834/mo)
- Median rent $922/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BTV airport
- 108 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 236 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.