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Burkburnett is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 212th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 59% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 64% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $182K, 2.8 years of the Wichita Falls metro’s $65K median household income. Burkburnett’s July high is 97°F, above both the Texas town median (95°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Where Burkburnett beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Burkburnett is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,300 in 1920, a low of 2,814 in 1940, 10,939 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1919 and 4 maps from 1915 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burkburnett, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Burkburnett.
Burkburnett fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
At 2.8 years of the Wichita Falls metro’s $65K median household income, the typical home (about $182K) costs less against local pay than in 75% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
The typical Burkburnett home is worth about $182,000, up 1.3% in a year, 39% below the Texas typical home. Burkburnett’s median rent is $964 a month.
| Burkburnett | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $964 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Burkburnett ISD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Burkburnett H S, with 901 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkburnett MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 743 | B− |
| Burkburnett H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 901 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Burkburnett.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 4,139 working residents takes 17.5 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Burkburnett for work: only 19% work in town. The average trip to work in Burkburnett is 18 minutes. Since 2013, Burkburnett has lost 162 jobs, to 2,217 in 2023.
| Burkburnett | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Wichita Falls Muni Ap weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 105 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 97.1°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 29.7°.
Burkburnett has mild winters and hot summers. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 15.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 73% of Texas’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Burkburnett beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Burkburnett.
| Burkburnett | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Burkburnett | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 42 of its 7,256 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Burkburnett itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Permian Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Friendship Community Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Burk Royalty Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Burkburnett
About 5 of every 100 Burkburnett residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Burkburnett () is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 10,939 at the 2020 census.
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Burkburnett grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #212 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, B for safety and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.