Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 28,578, settled in 1970.
Burbank is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 630th of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 57% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $314K, 3.4 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Burbank is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Only 32 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on history. Burbank's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns.
Where Burbank beats most towns.
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 Illinois), ordered by how far Burbank is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 28,462 in 1980, 29,439 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2025 and 8 maps from 1890 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burbank. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw10 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw12 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
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 Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Burbank.
Most working residents leave Burbank for work: only 5% work in town. Burbank’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Burbank.
| Burbank | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Burbank | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harr Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 2. Fitzgerald Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Rice Park | 0.3 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Burbank’s property crime rate is 17.5 per 1,000 residents, above both Illinois’ towns (7.9) and U.S. towns (9.9).
| Burbank | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Burbank has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Burbank.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
17% of Burbank adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Burbank beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 22% of Burbank adults worry about having enough food.
| Burbank | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Burbank | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 29.8% | 33% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 7.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.5% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
60.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 47.9% across Illinois.
Typical home values rose 6% in the year to September 2026.
| Burbank | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,265 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
46 within 15 miles of the center of Burbank
About 5 of every 100 Burbank residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Burbank is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 29,439 at the 2020 census. It borders the southwest edge of the city of Chicago; the Chicago city limit – specifically that of the Ashburn neighborhood – is in common with Burbank's eastern city limit. Burbank shares a boundary with Oak Lawn to its south, Bridgeview to its west, and Bedford Park to its north; the city of Hometown is also adjacent to Burbank's southeast corner. Burbank is less than two miles south of Chicago Midway International Airport.
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5 towns share a border with Burbank.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank | #630 | C− | C | C | C | B |
| Bridgeview | #350 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Bedford Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stickney Township | #604 | C | C | — | C− | B |
| Chicago | #676 | C− | C− | D | C | B+ |
| Oak Lawn | #502 | B− | C | B− | C+ | A− |
Bridgeview and Stickney Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bedford Park isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Burbank with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Burbank grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #630 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health, C for safety and C for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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