Best PlacesBurt, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burt, 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.
Burt ranks 15,521st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burt
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.
Burt's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burt ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$105,586 median, better than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
Where Burt ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burt
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burt home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,586, 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 Burt's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burt
Burt'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 Burt.
Who works in Burt, and how
Work in Burt centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Burt
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burt.
What the weather is like in Burt, month by month
Burt sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Burt
The nearest airport, Central Il Regional/Bloomington- Normal, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burt
Schools across Burt average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Olympia West Elem SchC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Olympia Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Olympia High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burt 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 Burt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burt
Is Burt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burt ranks 15,521st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burt expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,274. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $105,586 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Burt safe?
Yes, Burt is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $163 per resident a year.
Compare Burt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burt 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.
Burt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burt 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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