06442
Essex, Connecticut.
Essex, Middlesex County, CT · Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT metro · population 2,826
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,732 (+151%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $13,377 +3%
- $534,557$547,934 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $161,735 +42%
- $386,199$547,934 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 06442$2,876
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.
Typical home values in zip 06442 rose 2.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Essex, CT — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 06442
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 06442$547,934
- Hartford$398,703
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
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| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 06409 | Centerbrook | 701 | — | $504,642 |
| 2.0 | 06417 | Deep River | 4,458 | — | $440,989 |
| 2.5 | 06426 | Essex | 3,267 | — | $768,232 |
| 2.7 | 06498 | Westbrook | 6,856 | — | $583,836 |
| 4.1 | 06475 | Old Saybrook | 10,575 | $2,767 | $698,801 |
| 4.8 | 06412 | Chester | 3,825 | — | $540,778 |
| 5.4 | 06413 | Clinton | 13,377 | $2,467 | $469,047 |
| 6.3 | 06371 | Old Lyme | 9,828 | $2,725 | $695,940 |
| 7.4 | 06419 | Killingworth | 6,240 | — | $632,150 |
| 8.4 | 06438 | Haddam | 2,887 | — | $474,219 |
| 9.0 | 06423 | East Haddam | 5,182 | — | $468,214 |
| 9.5 | 06443 | Madison | 17,657 | $3,574 | $721,119 |
| 10.7 | 06333 | East Lyme | 7,389 | $2,671 | $554,470 |
| 11.1 | 06441 | Higganum | 5,348 | — | $500,721 |
| 11.4 | 06469 | Moodus | 3,311 | — | $401,291 |
| 12.0 | 06357 | Niantic | 11,332 | $2,683 | $524,711 |
| 13.3 | 06437 | Guilford | 22,067 | $2,992 | $635,505 |
| 13.4 | 06420 | Salem | 4,368 | — | $476,784 |
| 14.9 | 06422 | Durham | 7,208 | — | $508,122 |
| 15.0 | 06385 | Waterford | 15,966 | $2,197 | $439,935 |
| 15.3 | 06424 | East Hampton | 12,751 | — | $433,885 |
| 15.6 | 06415 | Colchester | 16,038 | — | $444,853 |
| 15.8 | 06370 | Oakdale | 7,327 | — | $400,873 |
| 15.9 | 11939 | East Marion | 1,331 | — | $1,187,307 |
| 16.4 | 11957 | Orient | 1,121 | — | $1,524,532 |
| 17.1 | 06375 | Quaker Hill | 3,670 | — | $401,791 |
| 17.1 | 06471 | North Branford | 7,140 | $1,750 | $456,194 |
| 17.3 | 11944 | Greenport | 5,037 | — | $951,386 |
| 17.6 | 06472 | Northford | 6,363 | — | $501,675 |
| 17.7 | 06320 | New London | 27,703 | $1,700 | $327,598 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.