Comparing Westbrook and Essex

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County Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County
Median sale price (12 months) $557,000$732,500
Price vs a year ago -10.9%+4.6%
Price per sq ft $304$376
Sells at 100% of list price100% of list price
Closed sales (12 months) 9192
Median days on market 1718
Homes for sale now 1929
Months of supply 2.53.8
Typical home sold 3 bd · 1,760 sq ft · built 19693 bd · 1,970 sq ft · built 1967
Home types 86% single-family · 8% condo · 7% multi-family84% single-family · 15% condo · 1% multi-family
Population 6,9186,847
Land area (sq mi) 15.810.4
Property tax rate (mills) 23.2519.26
Est. tax, median-priced home ~$9,100/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.