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Burlington is a small city of 44,675 people in Chittenden County, Vermont. It's part of the Burlington, VT area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $445k and rent runs about $2k a month.
44,675people
$445kTypical home
$1,649/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
82"Snow
182Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 44,675
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,336 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Boston, MA
- In the Burlington, VT area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $445k (≈$2,805/mo)
- Median rent $1,649/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (470 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,967 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 16% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 33% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BTV airport
- 124 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chittenden County: D+54 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk