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Burlington is a small city of 23,728 people in Des Moines County, Iowa. It's about 58 miles from Davenport, IA and 157 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $924 a month.
23,728people
$114kTypical home
$924/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
21"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,728
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,647 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 58 mi to Davenport, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $924/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,314 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to BRL airport
- 141 mi to DSM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 717 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Des Moines County: R+15 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk