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With 3,589 residents, this town was settled in 1908.
Burbank grades low on several counts. Schools are its weak spot: its public schools trail 75% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. Overall, Burbank earns a D, better than 8% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 263rd of 285 in Washington. Walkability is weaker too. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $478K, 6.4 years of the Walla Walla metro’s $74K median household income. McNary National Wildlife Refuge, at 791 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
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. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. 3 public schools serve Burbank, with 776 students in all.
| 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. The density of trails for Burbank comes to 0.6 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 912 acres.
| 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
Expect mild winters and warm summers in Burbank, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 29° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Burbank, 87% of households live in a home they own. The typical home value locally is about $478,000, up 1.3% in a year, 19% below the Washington typical home. Also worth knowing: the town’s median rent comes in at $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.
Employers in Burbank shed 869 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,444. Most working residents leave Burbank for work: only 9% work in town. Among residents in the town, 15% live below the poverty line. In Burbank, the typical journey to work is 30 minutes, above both Washington’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| 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: nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor, where Washington’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 19%. For adults locally, the share who had a checkup this year is 70%. In Burbank, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 30% sleep under 7 hours.
| 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
In Burbank, the risk rating from FEMA is 57 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 60% come from inland flooding and 12% from wildfires.
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−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.