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Burlington is a small city of 26,274 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 15 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $741k and rent runs about $3k a month.
26,274people
$741kTypical home
$2,718/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
60"Snow
233Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,274
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,236 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Boston, MA
- 15 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $741k (≈$4,670/mo)
- Median rent $2,718/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,455 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BED airport
- 14 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 203 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 130 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,608 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 206 bars within 25 mi
- 1,397 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 215 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk