Essex at a glance
Essex, together with the City of Essex Junction, forms one of the largest population centers in Vermont, just northeast of Burlington. It blends established residential neighborhoods with a strong employment base — anchored for decades by the GlobalFoundries (former IBM) campus — and an easy, suburban feel.
- ~22,000 Population 2020 U.S. Census (Town + Junction)
- ~39 sq mi Land area
- Suburban Setting
- Owner-occupied Housing colonials, capes & ranches
Essex is classic Chittenden County suburbia: colonials, capes, and ranches on comfortable lots, plus newer subdivisions and townhome clusters around the Junction. Roofs here tend to be accessible and straightforward, which keeps quality up and price down.
Straightforward doesn't mean maintenance-free, though. Essex sees the same hard Vermont winters as its neighbors, and a 20- to 30-year-old asphalt roof in the Junction is just as prone to ice dams, worn flashing, and tired shingles as anywhere else in the county.