Baltimore County, Maryland
Essex Real Estate and Local Guide
A working-class unincorporated community on a peninsula between the Middle River and Back River in Baltimore County that grew around the Glenn L. Martin aircraft plant.
Living in Essex
Founded in 1909 by the Taylor Land Company and grew rapidly as housing for the Glenn L. Martin Company aircraft plant, which employed more than 53,000 workers at its World War II peak. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Essex
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Essex home
Ballestone Mansion
Ballestone-Stansbury House built in 1800, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975
Community College of Baltimore County, Essex
Community college founded in 1957 as Essex Community College
Hart-Miller Island
Chesapeake Bay island state park reached by boat from Essex, with beaches and hiking trails
Cox's Point Park
Baltimore County waterfront park on the Back River with fishing piers, a boat ramp, and playgrounds
Rocky Point Beach and Park
Baltimore County waterfront park with a sandy beach and boat launch on the Chesapeake Bay