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A town of 3,589, settled in 1908.
Burbank earns a D, 263rd of 285 graded towns in Washington, mostly because of schools. Its schools rank behind 75% of the state's. One bright spot: it has 6 miles of trail. Burbank’s July high is 91°F, above both the Washington town median (77°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). McNary National Wildlife Refuge, at 791 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Burbank is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,745 in 1990, 3,499 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
Burbank is unincorporated, so Walla Walla 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 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Burbank.
Burbank trails even towns with similar incomes on health, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Its public schools are run by the Columbia (Walla Walla) School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 367 | – |
| Columbia High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 235 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
5.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hood Park | 2.1 mi | 121 |
| 2. McNary National Wildlife Refuge | 1.8 mi | 791 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Burbank has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The January low in Burbank is 29°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Burbank home is worth about $478,000, up 1.3% in a year, 19% below the Washington typical home. Burbank’s median rent is $1,045 a month.
| Burbank | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,045 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here fell from 2,313 in 2013 to 1,444.
Most working residents leave Burbank for work: only 9% work in town. 15% of Burbank residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Burbank has lost 869 jobs, to 1,444 in 2023.
| Burbank | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,561 U.S. towns with household incomes like Burbank’s, it is less healthy than 79%, so it trails even them.
Burbank beats the Washington average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 70% of adults had a checkup this year in Burbank.
| Burbank | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Burbank | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.1% | 9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 14.6% | 10.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Burbank
About 3 of every 100 Burbank residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
CDP in Washington, United States
Burbank is a census-designated place (CDP) in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States, where the Snake River meets the Columbia. As of the 2020 census, Burbank had a population of 3,499. Named for Luther Burbank, the city is located just east of Pasco and Kennewick, across the Snake and Columbia Rivers, respectively. Burbank is part of the Tri-Cities, WA urban area, despite being located in the Walla Walla metropolitan area (which includes all of Walla Walla and Columbia counties).
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Burbank grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #263 of 285 in Washington. It grades C+ for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 6.4 years of the area's median household income ($74,202 across the Walla Walla, WA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.