Essex
Essex is two places pretending to be one: Essex Junction, which has a train station, a fairgrounds, and an actual main street, and Essex Town, which has cul-de-sacs and the IBM-now-GlobalFoundries campus that built half the housing stock. Dating here trends practical: Essex Cinemas, the Essex Resort spa if someone is showing off, and a long drive back to Burlington if the night warrants it. Schools are the headline, which tells you the median age and the median agenda. Quietly competent restaurants, an oversized chain footprint on Route 15, and the calm of knowing nothing surprising will happen after 9 p.m.
Essex by the numbers
Essex runs male-heavy, about 58% men to 42% women.
Median individual income in Essex is about $55,900.
Vermont doesn’t register by party; by the 2024 presidential vote Chittenden County leaned overwhelmingly Democratic, about 75% Harris to 22% Trump - one of the bluest counties in the country.
The median renter in Essex pays about $1,550 a month.
About 4,000 Essex residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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JULES on the Green
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Namaste Garden
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On Tap Bar & Grill
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The Firebird Cafe
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The Lazy Goat Tavern
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Bramble
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Boxcar Bakery
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Maliwan Thai Restaurant
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Essex Family Fun & Entertainment Center
Wheelchair access - EssexDrinks
Park Place Tavern
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Salt & Bubbles Wine Bar and Market
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Junction
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Leo & Company