Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,333.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Burbank grades A− overall, 66th among California's 841 graded towns. It is among the most walkable places in the country. The median household earns $135K and its schools rank ahead of 79% of California towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $1.1 million, 6.8 years of the San Jose metro’s $162K median household income. Burbank’s median rent is $2,566 a month, against $1,895 a month in California’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. On the outdoors, just 96 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse.
Where Burbank beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Luther Burbank Elementary | K–8 | 426 |
Where Burbank’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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 99% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 2%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 4,902 in 1990, 4,940 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1935 and 6 maps from 1889 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burbank. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaLevi's Stadium
Big draw6 mi Theme parkCalifornia's Great America
2 mi Stadium & arenaSAP Center
2 mi Stadium & arenaPayPal Park
Big draw37 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaChase CenterLevi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PayPal Park: Jbburgess0, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Burbank is unincorporated, so Santa Clara County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, has less tooth loss than most of California and sends most of its workers to San Jose and beyond.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Luther Burbank school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burbank ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 426 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with California is tooth loss: 6.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.6% statewide. Against the 4,098 U.S. towns with household incomes like Burbank’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Burbank beats the California average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 68% of Burbank adults had a checkup this year.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Burbank | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 66.1% | 71.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Burbank has 391 jobs for its 2,186 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
0.2% of working residents work locally in Burbank. The top destinations are San Jose (36%), Santa Clara (7%) and Sunnyvale (5%). The average trip to work in Burbank is 25 minutes.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $135,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Los Gatos weather station, 6 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 310 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Burbank has mild winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Burbank’s July high is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (16% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Burbank | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.4% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 35.9 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Burbank | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.6% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.7% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
18 within 15 miles of the center of Burbank
About 7 of every 100 Burbank residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Place in California, United States
Burbank is an unincorporated community in Santa Clara County, California, United States. As an urban island, it is surrounded by the city of San Jose. The population was 4,940 at the 2020 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Burbank as a census-designated place (CDP). The area was named for horticulturist Luther Burbank. The area is a center for antique stores and is centrally located to Santana Row, Westfield Valley Fair, and also the downtown area. The area is in ZIP code 95128 and area codes 408 and 669.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Burbank grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #66 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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