Best PlacesBurbank, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burbank, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Burbank ranks 1,722nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burbank
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Burbank's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burbank ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of cities
- TransitBetter than 92% of cities
Where Burbank ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Burbank
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burbank home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,372; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Burbank's effective rate of 2.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burbank
Burbank's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burbank.
Who works in Burbank, and how
Work in Burbank centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Burbank
Burbank has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of cities and more parkland per resident than 83% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Burbank and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Burbank, month by month
Burbank sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Burbank
Chicago Midway International sits about 3 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Burbank
Schools across Burbank average a D−, better than 2% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- F B Mccord Elem SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Maddock Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- J B Kennedy Elem SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Junior High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Reavis High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burbank school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burbank measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Burbank against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Burbank suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Burbank
Is Burbank a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burbank ranks 1,722nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cell coverage, few empty homes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the schools and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burbank expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $280,648. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $78,372 median income, cost of living beats 22% of cities.
Is Burbank safe?
Burbank is safer than 17% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Burbank?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 22. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of cities.
Is Burbank good for families?
Schools beat 2% of cities, crime safety beats 17%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare Burbank with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burbank. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burbank represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Burbank detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burbank: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burbank: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burbank: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burbank: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burbank detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.