Homes with a Basement for Sale in Essex County, VT

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Essex County has fewer than six thousand residents across more than six hundred square miles, most of it working forest, and the housing is concentrated in Canaan, Bloomfield, Guildhall, Lunenburg and the villages along the Connecticut River. Because so much of the building stock is older and remote, foundation type varies more here than anywhere else in the Kingdom, from good fieldstone cellars to slab and pier construction on camps. A dry, accessible basement is a genuine asset this far north. CENTURY 21 Farm & Forest covers the whole county. Compare the neighboring county on the Caledonia County basement page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Essex County like?

It is the least populated county in Vermont, largely working forest, with housing concentrated in Canaan, Bloomfield, Guildhall and Lunenburg along the Connecticut River corridor.

Why does foundation type vary so much?

The stock ranges from nineteenth century houses with fieldstone cellars to remote camps on piers or slabs, so what a listing calls a basement can mean quite different things.

What should be inspected here?

Foundation type and condition, water and frost damage, insulation, whether the house is winterized, and access and road maintenance in a county with many private roads.