# Essex, Vermont — #2,765 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 5.07 of 10. FIPS 50009. Population 6,010. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 6,000 people live in Essex, Vermont. It ranks #2,765 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 14 in Vermont. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.45% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% of counties. On this site's state scores, Vermont gets 4.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 5 of 10 for gun rights. ## Scores | Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag | |---|---|---|---| | Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.87 | | | 2A | state | 5.00 | | | Air quality | county | 7.32 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.57 | | | Homicide rate | county | 10.00 | | | Sales tax | county | 4.55 | | | Property tax | county | 2.75 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.36 | | | Life expectancy | county | 4.50 | | | Government employees | county | 0.44 | | | Single-parent households | county | 2.30 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #998 Coos, New Hampshire — https://libertymoving.org/counties/33007.md - #2704 Orleans, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50019.md - #2803 Caledonia, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50005.md - #324 Grafton, New Hampshire — https://libertymoving.org/counties/33009.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/50009 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=50009 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy