Best PlacesBurlington, WY 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 8,332nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes 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
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
Where Burlington ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 25% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burlington
A household needs to earn about $75,000 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 $82,956, 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 0.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. 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 larger 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 agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
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 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 18° | 5° |
| April | 63° | 46° | 31° |
| July | 95° | 76° | 57° |
| October | 64° | 46° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Burlington
The nearest airport, Yellowstone Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 309 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burlington
Schools across Burlington average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Burlington ElementaryA · 72% proficient
- Sunset ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Greybull ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cody Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Burlington Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Greybull Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Burlington High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Riverside Middle/high SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Greybull High SchoolB− · 45% 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 8,332nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. 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 $305,416. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $82,956 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Burlington safe?
Burlington is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 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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