Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Burlington Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and history; the weakest is a C for walkability. Burlington Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 22 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Burlington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Burlington Township beats most towns.
Where Burlington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Burlington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 328 in 1880, a peak of 405 in 2000, 281 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1986 and 3 maps from 1918 on.
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 Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Burlington Township.
Most working residents leave Burlington Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Burlington Township fell to 210 in 2021, 431 fewer than in 2011. 5% of workers work from home in Burlington Township, below both the Michigan town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%).
| Burlington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Burlington Township since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Burlington Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of Burlington Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Burlington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Burlington Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Burlington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Burlington Township home is worth about $227,000, up 3.8% in a year, 14% below the Michigan typical home. 88% of households own their home in Burlington Township.
| Burlington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $936 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burlington Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Theme parkAir Zoo10 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
14 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
27 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year31 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
27 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of ArtsAir Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Burlington Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Burlington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Burlington is a village in Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 281 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is located within Burlington Township on M-60.
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4 towns share a border with Burlington Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Tekonsha Township | — | — | A− | — | C− | C+ |
| Athens Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Newton Township | #572 | C− | C− | — | B | B− |
| Union Township | #526 | C | A− | — | B− | C− |
Burlington Township, Tekonsha Township and Athens Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Burlington Township, Tekonsha Township, Athens Township, Newton Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Burlington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
