Burlington, Massachusetts 2024

In the state of Massachusetts, United States, there is a city named Burlington. It is located in Middlesex County, and in 2020, its population was 44,843. Since its founding in 1641, the town has developed into a lovely place to live with a rich history and heritage.

Burlington, with a total area of 11.92 square miles, shares boundaries to the west with Bedford, to the north with Billerica, to the southeast with Woburn, to the northeast with Wilmington, to the east with Reading, and to the south with Waltham.

The Sons of Liberty were born in Burlington, and the freedom of speech was defended in its courts. The Salem witch trials are connected to the Parson Barnard House, now a historic site. The annual Burlington Food Truck Festival takes place in the city.

The Burlington Public Library provides a sizable collection and program. A branch library called the Pine Haven Branch is located in the north of the city.

The Josiah Smith Tavern, 1776 Samuel Adams School, and Mary Dugan Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Place.

SKI Magazine ranked the Wakefield, Massachusetts-based ski resort, Nashoba Valley, seventeenth in the nation.

The Burlington Mall is a shopping mall in Burlington, Massachusetts, managed by Samual Adams. The Simon Property Group owns it. The 1,100,000-square-foot, two-tier enclosed site has a gross leasable area. It has over 185 stores and is situated on 55 acres. It has a gross leasable area of 1,300,000 square feet and 185 stores.

Mass audubon's habitat education center & wildlife sanctuary: A wildlife sanctuary in Burlington is a lovely place to spend an afternoon in the summer. There is a lovely pond where you can rent canoes and kayaks for a small price, and they also offer guided tours around the sanctuary. You may encounter live animals like a severely injured great blue heron and animals who will later be released back into the wild and reside there temporarily, such as turtles and owls. Audubon Park is located at 1984 Main Street in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Burlington has a Council-Manager form of government with a seven-member Board of Selectmen. In November 2020, a Town Manager was chosen and began in April 2022.

The local high school in Burlington, Massachusetts, is Burlington High School. The school's sports teams, previously known as the "Burlington Red Devils," currently compete as the "Burlington Red Devils." The 1,445 pupils and 95 teachers at Burlington High School enjoy a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

The most common industries in Burlington, MA, according to the US Census Bureau, are Health Technologies and Services (2,876 people), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (862 people), and Retail Trade (827 people).

Some of the Massachusetts cities closest to Burlington are Waltham, Woburn, Wilmington, Winchester, Watertown, Weston, Waban, Wayland, Lincoln, Lexington, and Bedford.

There are 2,367 eating and drinking places and food services for sale.

There are 37,968 housing units in Burlington, 7,395 of which are owner-occupied and 13,375 of which are renter-occupied.

Burlington has 751 veterans and 1,813 businesses.

Burlington has an AreaVibes Livability Score of 77/100, a cost of living index that is 41% higher than the national average, and a crime rate that is 77% lower than the national average.

Burlington has 522 single-family homes for sale, 10 townhomes, and 86 condos. The median home value is $588,900. Home values increased by 1.9% in the past year and will fall by -1.7% in the next year. The average property tax in Burlington is $4,547, and the average effective property tax rate is 1.12%.

The race makeup of Burlington as of the 2020 United States Census was 84.3% White, 11.5% Asian, 2.6% Black or African American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 1.5% from two or more races. There were 2.7% from other races.

It has a humid continental climate (Dfa) and experiences warm and humid summers and short, cold winters.

The average one-way commute in Burlington, MA, takes 28.4 minutes, longer than the national average of 26.4 minutes.

In Burlington, the annual rainfall of 22.8 inches is less than the US average of 38 inches. The annual snowfall of 46.9 inches is greater than the US average of 28 inches. There are 168 days annually when the sun shines.

The crime rate has decreased over time. In 2018, there were 506 violent crimes and 2,019 property crimes in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Burlington's median household income is $87,125. That works out to $41,703 per capita. The estimated per-capita income in 2018 was $41,878. The median age in Burlington is 45.4, and 15.8% of the population lives in poverty.