Best PlacesBurdick, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burdick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Burdick ranks 1,697th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Burdick
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.
Burdick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burdick ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Household income$127,602 median, better than 95% of towns
Where Burdick ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,024 a month, better than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 39% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burdick
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burdick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $127,602, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Burdick's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Burdick
Burdick runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burdick.
Who works in Burdick, and how
Work in Burdick centers on other services and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Burdick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burdick.
What the weather is like in Burdick, month by month
Burdick sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Burdick
The nearest airport, South Bend International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burdick
Schools across Burdick average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jackson Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Brummitt Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Pine Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chesterton Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Barker Middle SchoolD · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Michigan City High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burdick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burdick 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 Burdick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burdick
Is Burdick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burdick ranks 1,697th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burdick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $414,388. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $127,602 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Burdick safe?
Yes, Burdick is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $131 per resident a year.
Compare Burdick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burdick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burdick 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.
Burdick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burdick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burdick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burdick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burdick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burdick 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
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