Living in Burlington, OH
Burlington is a small town of 2,807 people in Lawrence County, Ohio. It's about 5 miles from Huntington, WV and 111 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $720 a month.
2,807people
$128kTypical home
$720/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
208Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,807
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,014 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Columbus, OH
- 5 mi to Huntington, WV
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$804/mo)
- Median rent $720/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HTS airport
- 111 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 280 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.