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Vermont·Chittenden County
11 tracts·45K people·$445K median·4,336/mi²
White 84 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 4 · Black 3 · Hispanic 3 · Other 0
Living alone 38 · Other 36 · Married couple 27
Health 51 · Professional 21 · Retail 10 · Leisure 7 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 52 · Service 20 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 46 · Work from home 19 · Walk 19 · Carpool 15 · Transit 5 · Bike 5
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Burlington is $444,800 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Burlington has 44,675 residents across 11 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 26.8; the population is 84.1% White, 5.8% Multiracial, 4.2% Asian, 2.9% Black, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 60.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.4% (Census ACS).
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler (49%), Champlain School (47%) and C. P. Smith School (46%) lead the elementary schools; Burlington High School is the high school with reported scores (54%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,649/month, 4% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Burlington is $71,109 a year, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Burlington, median rent is $1,649/month and the median home value is $444,800 (Census ACS).
Burlington reported 4.1 violent crimes and 65.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 37 inches; snowfall averages 77 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Burlington are lightning (83), winter weather (80) and ice storm (65), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Burlington, 18.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).