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Living in Burlington

In Burlington (Massachusetts), unemployment is 4.4% (2024).

Burlington numbered 26,377 residents at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 4.43% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 4,694 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population26,377people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary5,972EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent2,511EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate4.43%country median 4.6% — 3% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime1,888offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 19% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.38µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Burlington?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Burlington.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Burlington recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan17Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,586 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent2,511 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official
Recorded property crimes403 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Is Burlington a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 23–41%
Skilled employee42%strong on work, weak on education · range 33–51%
Student30%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 20–40%
Family27%strong on family, weak on education · range 18–36%
Retirement29%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–40%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Burlington?

The median gross salary is about 5,972 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Burlington?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.43 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7
Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Burlington is 4.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary5,972 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate4.43 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official

What does a salary buy in Burlington?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Burlington median gross pay: €5,972 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,769of €4,436 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€4,436
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,586
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,769
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Burlington Salary needed to live in Burlington

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Burlington. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Burlington. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents576.1 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release6Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Burlington when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Burlington?

Police recorded about 1,888 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 1,888 offences per 100,000 · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting9
Recorded crime across major citiesBurlington highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Burlington highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Burlington4,037
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,888 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting9Official
Recorded violent crimes50 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Mobility and administration

Burlington was 9 km from its nearest major airport.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport9 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BED3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Burlington. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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Open the full United States section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Burlington.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 5.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.5°C in January to 23.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 73.6 mm in January and 89.3 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Burlington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.38 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData15
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Burlington is 5.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.38 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData15Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 15.5 · May 21.3 · Jun 26.4 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 28.7 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 5.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.7 · Feb -7 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 2.8 · May 8.2 · Jun 13.4 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 11 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -4.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 3 · Apr 9.2 · May 14.8 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 73.6 · Feb 68.3 · Mar 97.7 · Apr 97.4 · May 85.3 · Jun 94.4 · Jul 89.3 · Aug 88 · Sep 90 · Oct 107.7 · Nov 94.4 · Dec 95.4 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading22.5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean5.33 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,082 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)21Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature29.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature10.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)20Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-7.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 30.4 km² comprised Burlington at the end of 2025. Burlington's population density measured 863.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Burlington?

The published population was 26,377 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202014

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area30.43 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)11Official
Foreign-resident share17.87 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents4,694 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population density863.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population26,377 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202014Official
Population covered by crime statistics27,159 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Alternatives for people set on Burlington

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Lexington as a Burlington alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €10,116 Lexington vs €5,972 Burlington+69%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 387 Lexington vs 1,888 Burlington−79%
  • Foreign residents: 34.4% Lexington vs 17.9% Burlington+93%
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Lexington vs 4.4% Burlington−34%
  • Residents: 34,454 Lexington vs 26,377 Burlington+31%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ Lexington vs 5.4 µg/m³ Burlington+10%
Full comparisonMore about Lexington

North Bethesda as a Burlington alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 630 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 17.9% Burlington+91%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 26,377 Burlington+90%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.4% Burlington−18%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 1,888 (2024) Burlingtonno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.4 µg/m³ Burlington+9%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,972 Burlingtonsame level
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Burlington

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Wilmington 5.4 km away
Rent
2,212 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,067 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Bedford 6.2 km away
Rent
2,422 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,601 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Lexington 6.7 km away
Rent
2,671 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
10,116 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Winchester 7.7 km away
Rent
2,106 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
8,398 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Billerica 8.3 km away
Rent
2,108 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,401 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Stoneham 8.8 km away
Rent
1,880 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,677 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Reading 9.1 km away
Rent
1,839 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,701 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Stevens Point26,377 residentsTysons26,374 residentsShirley26,360 residentsLodi borough26,358 residentsSuperior26,397 residentsSoledad26,357 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Burlington?

The published population was 26,377 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Burlington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Burlington?

Police recorded about 1,888 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

What is the typical salary in Burlington?

The median gross salary is about 5,972 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Burlington?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Burlington?

4,694 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Burlington a good place to live?

Burlington may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Burlington?

Woburn, Wilmington, Bedford, Lexington, Winchester are near Burlington. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Burlington (Massachusetts), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7f83727c1a51cce9a2283fdfe30c14f0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/burlington-ma-017/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Burlington (Massachusetts), United States: population, rent},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  2. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  5. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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