Burlington TownshipMN
A town of 1,718.
Is Burlington Township a good place to live?
The best of Burlington Township’s subject grades are a B+ for civic life and incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Burlington Township’s January low is -1°F, below both Minnesota’s towns (6°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). The biggest place to walk is Wannigan Regional Park, 118 acres with 1.4 miles of trail. 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.
98% 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 Minnesota), 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.
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Burlington Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Burlington Township’s working residents commute to Detroit Lakes
Most working residents leave Burlington Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Burlington Township has added 44 jobs, to 188 in 2023. Burlington Township’s median household income is $106,000, above both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Burlington Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Burlington Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Burlington Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Burlington Township’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Burlington Township are healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
Burlington Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 28% of Burlington Township adults feel lonely.
| Burlington Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Burlington Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Burlington Township has set aside 2.8% of its land for conservation
6.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Burlington Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Burlington Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wannigan Regional Park | 1.4 mi | 118 |
| 2. Lion's Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Eagle Lake Park | — | 3 |
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 6 of every 100 Burlington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
About Burlington Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Burlington Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,545 as of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,394 ft
Burlington Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Burlington Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
| Detroit Lakes | #243 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Lake View Township | — | — | C | — | B | B |
| Hobart Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silver Leaf Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erie Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
Burlington Township, Lake View Township and Erie Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Burlington Township, Lake View Township and Erie Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hobart Township and Silver Leaf 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, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.