Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Burlington grades B+ overall, ranked 55th of 151 in Connecticut, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $165K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 69% of Connecticut towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $535K for a typical one and 5.7 times the Torrington area’s $94K median household income. Burlington’s trail density is 3.7 miles per square mile, above both Connecticut’s towns (1.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is City of New Britain Watershed Lands, 3,046 acres with 39 miles of trail. Only 17 of Connecticut’s 175 towns score lower on history.
Where Burlington beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,360 in 1820, 9,519 in 2020. The archive holds 28 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Burlington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burlington. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
14 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
31 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
26 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandLake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burlington, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Burlington.
Burlington has more trail for its size than nearly any town in Connecticut, has less no health insurance than most of Connecticut and sends most of its workers to Hartford and beyond.
At 3.7 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #2 of 149 Connecticut towns.
For Burlington, that is below the Connecticut town median (14%) but above the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 112 miles of trail in 18 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City of New Britain Watershed Lands | 39 mi | 3,046 |
| 2. Nassahegon State Forest | 29.1 mi | 1,288 |
| 3. Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area | 15.6 mi | 756 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Regional School District 10. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lewis S. Mills High School, with 614 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Har-Bur Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 669 | B+ |
| Lewis S. Mills High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 614 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Connecticut is no health insurance: 4.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10% statewide. Against the 1,886 U.S. towns with household incomes like Burlington’s, it is healthier than 57%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Burlington. Burlington beats the Connecticut average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 12% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Burlington.
| Burlington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Burlington | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 14.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.8% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Burlington has 1,115 jobs for its 4,782 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 25% of workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut.
Most working residents leave Burlington for work: only 6% work in town. 25% of Burlington workers work from home. Since 2013, Burlington has added 141 jobs, to 1,115 in 2023.
| Burlington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $165,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 25% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Burlington has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 5 have a higher share of households owning their home than Burlington. Typical home values rose 4.7% in the year to September 2026.
| Burlington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,427 a month | $1,451 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The median household earns $165,120, against $95,781 across Connecticut, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide). Only 7 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Burlington. Burlington has grown 4.1% since 2020, to 9,874 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Burlington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Burlington | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.3% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.5% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.1% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.7% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Burlington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9 within 15 miles of the center of Burlington
About 8 of every 100 Burlington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
7.3% of the town is conserved land, across 18 parks and preserves.
6 places in Burlington on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Burlington.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Burlington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Situated at the foot of the Berkshires and bordering the Farmington River, it is a scenic hill town, rural in nature, located 20 miles (32 km) west of Hartford. Incorporated in 1806, the population was 9,519 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region.
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7 towns share a border with Burlington.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | #55 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A |
| Avon | #19 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
| Collinsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harwinton | #42 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | A |
| Canton | #24 | A− | C− | A− | B+ | A |
| Bristol | #124 | C | D− | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Farmington | #29 | A− | D | B− | A | A+ |
| New Hartford | #60 | B+ | C | — | B | A+ |
Burlington, Harwinton and New Hartford report no FBI crime data of their own. Collinsville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Burlington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Burlington grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #55 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Elijah W. Bacon and Leonidas Lent Hamline.
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