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Burbank is a city of 102,988, and it grades C overall, ranked 346th of 841 in California. It is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns and its public schools beat 78% of California towns on state tests and graduation. The trade-offs: homes are expensive, about $1.2 million for a typical one and 12.2 times the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Burbank’s typical home value is $1,167,000, above both the California town median ($709,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($332,000). Burbank is home to New York Film Academy. Burbank's crime rate is higher than 87% of U.S. towns, with 352 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025.
Where Burbank beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Burbank is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 94% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the C overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 2,913 in 1920, 107,337 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1857 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burbank. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw4 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw4 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumHollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Studios Hollywood: 林振宇, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burbank, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Burbank.
Burbank draws workers from Los Angeles and beyond and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
178,649 jobs are based in Burbank, 3.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 133,596 in 2013 to 178,649.
About one in 4 of Burbank’s working residents works in town. 30% of workers work from home in Burbank. Since 2013, Burbank has added 45,053 jobs, to 178,649 in 2023.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 30% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Burbank Unified school district. Three of its 29 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,353 | – |
| Burbank HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,457 | A |
| Theodore Roosevelt ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 591 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
At 12.2 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home (about $1.17M) costs more against local pay than in 86% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
The median rent in Burbank is $2,192 a month. The typical Burbank home is worth about $1,167,000, about the same as a year ago, 53% above the California typical home. 43% of Burbank households own their home.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,192 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 59% | 55% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Since 1978, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Burbank.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 3,641 to 2,864 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Burbank’s property crime rate is 24.5 per 1,000 residents. Burbank reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less. Burbank’s violent crime rate is 3.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 24.5 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
22 miles of trail in 28 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Wildwood Canyon Park, 578 acres with 4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wildwood Canyon Park | 4 mi | 578 |
| 2. Stough Landfill Park | 2.6 mi | 80 |
| 3. Johnny Carson Park | 0.8 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 6.6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide.
Burbank beats the California average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 29% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Burbank | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 45.3°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 87.6°.
Burbank has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 45°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Burbank has lost 4% of its people since 2020, down to 102,988 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.6, men 38.8.
| Burbank | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.7% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.9% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
59 within 15 miles of the center of Burbank
About 8 of every 100 Burbank residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Where Burbank’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Burbank on the National Register of Historic Places.
41 notable people were born in Burbank.
City in California, United States
Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank had a population of 102,988 as of 2025. The city was named after David Burbank, who established a sheep ranch there in 1867. Burbank consists of two distinct areas: a downtown/foothill section, in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, and the flatland section. Located about six miles northeast of Hollywood, Burbank is a major center of the American media and entertainment industry and is commonly known as the "Media Capital of the World". Warner Bros. Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company are headquart…
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2 towns share a border with Burbank.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank | #346 | C | D− | D | A− | A− |
| Los Angeles | #613 | D | D− | D | B− | B− |
| Glendale | #316 | C+ | D− | C | A− | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Burbank grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #346 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health, D for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
41 notable people were born here, including Tim Burton and Rene Russo.
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