Burlington TownshipIN
Is Burlington Township a good place to live?
Burlington Township’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Burlington Park, at 40 acres. Burlington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Burlington Township stand out
Where Burlington Township beats most towns.
Typical home value
97% of working residents leave Burlington Township for work
Where Burlington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Burlington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Burlington Township is from typical.
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Moving to Burlington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burlington Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Burlington Township.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Burlington Township work out of town
The middle household income for Burlington Township comes to $87,000. For most workers, Burlington Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Burlington Township has lost 43 jobs, to 147 in 2023. 15% of residents live below the poverty line here, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Burlington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Burlington Township are less healthy than two in three U.S. towns
Among adults in Burlington Township, 39% have high blood pressure. CDC measures, 32 in all: Burlington Township beats Indiana on 1 and trails on 1. 41% of adults have obesity here, above both the Indiana town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%).
| Burlington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Burlington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Burlington Township
Winters in Burlington Township are chilly and summers pleasant. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 20 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Zillow puts the typical Burlington Township home at about $204K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7%. For households in Burlington Township, the share who live in a home they own is 89%. Its typical rent is $938 a month.
| Burlington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $938 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Burlington Township is older than the Indiana average
Indiana has 30% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 29%. People 65 and older are nearly a quarter of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Burlington Township is 43.4 years.
| Burlington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Burlington Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 14% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Burlington Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 58% of U.S. communities. 3 flood insurance claims have been paid in Burlington Township since 2003. 49% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 16%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burlington Park | 0.5 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Burlington Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Burlington Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Burlington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Burlington Township
Town in Indiana, United States
Burlington is a town in Burlington Township, Carroll County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Burlington had a population of 517. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. State Road 22 connects it to Kokomo.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1828
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- ZIP code
- 46915
- Area code
- 765
Burlington Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Burlington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Warren Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Democrat Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carrollton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ervin Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C− |
Burlington Township and Ervin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Burlington Township and Ervin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Warren Township, Democrat Township and Carrollton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Burlington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Burlington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burlington Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.