Who Should NOT Move to Essex Junction?
Essex Junction is probably not the right fit for movers seeking the lowest possible state income tax or property tax rate, the most affordable possible housing market, zero flood-risk exposure, or strong confidence in a single, precise, undisputed crime-rate figure.
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Learn moreAnyone Seeking the Lowest Possible State Income Tax or Property Tax Rate
Given Vermont's graduated state income tax reaching a top marginal rate of 8.75%, and Essex Junction's own cited median effective property tax rate (~2.48%) running above both the Vermont statewide median (~1.92%) and this project's ~1.02% national comparison figure -- a real, genuinely high double tax burden -- movers prioritizing the lowest possible tax rates should compare Essex Junction directly against other, more clearly low-tax markets (for direct comparison, see this project's Fargo, ND record).
Anyone Seeking the Most Affordable Possible Housing Market
Given Essex Junction's cited median sale price (~$625,000) running approximately 53% above this project's national comparison figure, and cost-of-living citations running 13%-33% above the national average, movers prioritizing the most affordable possible housing should compare Essex Junction directly against more affordable Tier A+ markets in this project's dataset.
Anyone Highly Risk-Averse to River/Flash-Flood Risk
Given Essex Junction's defining position directly on the Winooski River (which crested at 22.56 feet during Vermont's catastrophic July 2023 statewide flooding -- the third-highest crest on record at that gauge), movers highly sensitive to this specific risk should research a target property's current FEMA flood-zone status directly and thoroughly before committing.
Anyone Requiring a Single, Precise, Undisputed Crime-Rate Figure
Given this record's disclosed cross-source spread on Essex Junction's overall crime rate (citations ranged from approximately 1.9 to approximately 12.13 per 1,000), movers requiring strong confidence in one clean, undisputed number should research current, address-specific data directly.
Key takeaways
- Not the best fit for movers seeking the lowest possible state income tax or property tax rate, given Vermont's 8.75% top income-tax rate and Essex Junction's above-average property tax rate.
- Not the best fit for movers seeking the most affordable possible housing, given Essex Junction's median sale price running approximately 53% above this project's national comparison figure.
- Not the best fit for movers highly risk-averse to river/flash-flood risk, given Essex Junction's defining Winooski River position and the real July 2023 flood event.
- Not the best fit for movers requiring one clean, undisputed crime-rate figure, given this record's disclosed cross-source spread.
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