Best PlacesBurlington, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burlington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Burlington ranks 20,354th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burlington
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.
Burlington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burlington ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
Where Burlington ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 26% of towns
- Household income$61,778 median, better than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burlington
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burlington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,778, 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 Burlington's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burlington
Burlington's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burlington.
Who works in Burlington, and how
Work in Burlington centers on retail trade and utilities. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Burlington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burlington.
What the weather is like in Burlington, month by month
Burlington sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Burlington
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 82 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burlington
Schools across Burlington average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Waverly ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Burlington Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Garnett Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Burlington Middle School 5 - 8C · 33% proficient
- Southern Coffey County Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Olpe Jr./sr. High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Southern Coffey County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Anderson County Jr/sr High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burlington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burlington 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 Burlington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burlington
Is Burlington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burlington ranks 20,354th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burlington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,115. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $61,778 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Burlington safe?
Yes, Burlington is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $292 per resident a year.
Compare Burlington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burlington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burlington 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.
Burlington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burlington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burlington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burlington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burlington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burlington 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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