Comparing Old Saybrook and Essex

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County Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County
Median sale price (12 months) $721,250$732,500
Price vs a year ago +3.5%+4.6%
Price per sq ft $408$376
Sells at 100% of list price100% of list price
Closed sales (12 months) 15892
Median days on market 1618
Homes for sale now 3529
Months of supply 2.73.8
Typical home sold 3 bd · 1,840 sq ft · built 19633 bd · 1,970 sq ft · built 1967
Home types 85% single-family · 15% condo · 1% multi-family84% single-family · 15% condo · 1% multi-family
Population 10,6896,847
Land area (sq mi) 15.110.4
Property tax rate (mills) 15.7719.26
Est. tax, median-priced home ~$8,000/yr~$9,900/yr
Public schools 31
Parks and preserves 2026

Market figures: SmartMLS closed residential sales, last 12 months; a town with fewer than 10 sales shows n/a. The tax estimate is the median sale price × Connecticut's 70% assessment × the town-wide mill rate (special taxing districts and actual assessments differ). Population: U.S. Census Bureau estimate. Mill rates: CT Office of Policy and Management. School counts: NCES. Parks: OpenStreetMap contributors.