BurtMI
A town of 1,339, settled in 1889.
Is Burt a good place to live?
Among 702 Michigan towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Burt. The biggest place to walk is Taymouth Township Park, 63 acres with 2.6 miles of trail. We don’t grade Burt yet; the figures below are still real.
1,339 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Burt: who provides what
Burt is unincorporated, so Saginaw County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Burt.
Most of Burt’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Burt for work: only 1% work in town. 2.8% of Burt residents live below the poverty line, below both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Burt is 28 minutes.
| Burt | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Burt, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Burt has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Burt are worth about $211K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Burt home is worth about $211,000, up 4.2% in a year, 20% below the Michigan typical home. 84% of Burt households own their home, close to Michigan’s towns (84%) and above U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Burt
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Burt is
Burt beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of Burt adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Burt | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Burt | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Burt has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
2.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Burt | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Taymouth Township Park | 2.6 mi | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Edson and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burt. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumUSS Edson
19 mi MuseumSloan Museum
32 mi GardenDow Gardens16 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)
19 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts12 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Burt
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Burt; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Burt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Burt for work
Where Burt’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Burt
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Burt is a census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community for statistical purposes in Taymouth Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Burt had a population of 1,194. Burt is also the name of a post office with ZIP code 48417, which includes the area of the CDP as well as portions of Taymouth Township to the north of the CDP and the eastern part of Albee Township and a small area of southeastern Spaulding Township. The town is named for Wellington R. Burt.
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- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
- ZIP code
- 48417
Questions about Burt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burt, MI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Burt yet; the figures below are still real.