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Burlington is a big small town of 10,003 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's about 3 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 59 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $466k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,003people
$466kTypical home
$1,746/moRent
74° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
170Sunny days
182Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,003
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,337 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Seattle, WA
- 3 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $466k (≈$2,941/mo)
- Median rent $1,746/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 182 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,916 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 70 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 36 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagit County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk