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Burlington TownshipMI

A town of 1,419.

Population
1,419
2025 Census estimate · +0.5% since 2020
Median home value
$174K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
47.5
years
Jobs based here
179
A commuter town

Is Burlington Township a good place to live?

Burlington Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 51 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Burlington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Cost of livingWeakestDJobs & incomeC−Walkability

What makes Burlington Township stand out

Where Burlington Township beats most towns.

30Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town

1,419 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Clifford · 3 miNorth Branch · 4 miMarlette · 6 miNorth Branch Township · 6 miRich Township · 6 miKoylton Township · 7 mi
North Branch TownshipRich TownshipMarlette TownshipBurnside TownshipNorth Branch TownshipRich TownshipMarlette TownshipBurnside TownshipBurlington Township

How Burlington Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Burlington Township is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income$61K median household income; 179 jobs based hereDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.2 of 20; 3.2% of households have no car; 2.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $174K, 2.3 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsBeat 73% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →HealthMarlette Regional Hospital 5.9 miles awayCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landDOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life1.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 47.5; 10% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Burlington Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Burlington Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Clifford water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Burlington Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorth Branch Area SchoolsMarlette Community Schools2 districts serve Burlington Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBurlington Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48727, 48461, 48760, 4845348727 55% · 48461 26% · 48760 9% · 48453 6%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Burlington Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Burlington Township work out of town

Half of commuters travel less than 30 miles. For Burlington Township, the typical journey to work is 36 minutes. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. 13% of residents live below the poverty line here, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.

3%work in town
Burlington TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work36 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$61,000$77,000$80,000
Below the poverty line13%8.9%9.6%
Working residents who work in town3%5.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Burlington Township3%
Lapeer9%
North Branch Township6%
Marlette6%
Deerfield Township3%
30 mi
median commute distance
179
jobs based in Burlington Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns
Full pageBurlington Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here179 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work3% work in Burlington TownshipCommute times36 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 30 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

HealthC

Health in Burlington Township trails 69% of U.S. towns

The share of adults in Burlington Township who say their health is fair or poor: 21%. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes here, above both the Michigan town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 28% have been diagnosed with depression.

31%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Burlington TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%15%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%27%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)19%18%17%
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outBurlington TownshipMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.4%10.2%
More smokers17.5%14.6%
More adults with COPD9.7%8.1%
Marlette Regional Hospital
5.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageBurlington Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby5.9 miles to an ER · Marlette Regional HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Burlington Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. 57% of Burlington Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 17%.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
Full pageBurlington Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters8 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall41–60°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageBurlington Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 15°Rain & snow34″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsD

0.5% of the land in Burlington Township is protected from building

0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0.5%conserved
0.5%
conserved · 117 of 22,652 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Clifford Community Park—1
Full pageBurlington Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map0.7 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk1 acres · Clifford Community ParkConserved land0.5% conserved · 117 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Burlington Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Burlington Township

17pages on Burlington Township
The big questions
SchoolsB+Beat 73% of MI districtsHealthCBetter than MI on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteD$61K median household income · 179 jobs hereNatural hazardsB+FEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD1 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions21 nearby · Crossroads Village (Michigan) 27 miLibraryBClifford Branch LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate82° summer highs · 34″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Burlington Township; the nearest are

Mott Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Flint31 mi$6,845 in-state tuitionUniversity of Michigan-FlintUniversity or college · Public · Flint31.7 mi$14,704 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Burlington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Burlington Township for work

Where Burlington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Lapeer Lapeer 9% 6% → North Branch Township North Branch Township 6% 6% → Marlette Marlette 6% 3% → Deerfield Township Deerfield Township 3% 2% → Fremont Township Fremont Township 2% 2% → Sterling Heights Sterling Heights 2% Burlington Township · 3% stay
179jobs based in Burlington Township
3%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Burlington Township

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Burlington Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,414 at the 2020 Census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
837 ft

Questions about Burlington Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Burlington Township, MI 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 A−.