Living in Burbank, WA
Burbank is a small town of 3,589 people in Walla Walla County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Kennewick, WA and 182 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,589people
$413kTypical home
$1,045/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,589
- Part of a metro area
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,604/mo)
- Median rent $1,045/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PSC airport
- 120 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walla Walla County: R+8 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk