Living in Burbank, CA
Burbank is a mid-size city of 104,546 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 13 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
104,546people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,192/moRent
86° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 104,546
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,038 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 13 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,868/mo)
- Median rent $2,192/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (347 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,440 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to BUR airport
- 2 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,471 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 488 bars within 25 mi
- 2,939 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 63 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 185 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk