Connecticut Lower Connecticut River Valley Region
Essex
A town in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — population 6,793 as of 2022.
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Today
75°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
62°F
Mostly Cloudy then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely60% precip
Sunday
77°F
Showers And Thunderstorms100% precip
Sunday Night
61°F
Partly Cloudy12% precip
In and around Essex
See & do
- Anchor Fitness of Essex
- Canfield Woods
- Centerbrook Meeting House
- Company of Fifers & Drummers Museum
- Essex Freight Station
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Essex by the numbers
Population
6,793Population figure, 2022
Households & income
- Median age
- 52.4
- Households
- 2,987
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $104,395
- Median house value
- $552,000