BurleyWA
A town of 2,443, established in 1898.
Is Burley a good place to live?
Burley’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Burley’s median age is 52.9 years, above both Washington’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 286 Washington towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Burley. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Bandix Dog Park, at 32 acres. Burley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Burley for work
Where Burley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Burley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Burley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 133 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
19 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
Big draw28 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
19 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Burley: who provides what
Burley is unincorporated, so Kitsap 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Burley.
Burley is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns
Burley beats the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 73% of adults had a checkup this year in Burley, against 71% in Washington’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. 17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Burley.
| Burley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Burley | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 8.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.8% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Burley’s public schools outperform 68% of Washington districts
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Christian School Secondary PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 229 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Burley has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Burley for work: only 0% work in town. The average trip to work in Burley is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Burley grew to 243 in 2023, 101 more than in 2013.
| Burley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $118,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Burley, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Older than Washington overall
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide). 43% of Burley adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Burley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 30% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Burley’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.9 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Burley | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.2% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.6% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.5% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.6% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.3% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
In Burley, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
Burley has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Burley’s July high is 77°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Burley has set aside 1.9% of its land for conservation
0.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Burley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bandix Dog Park | 0.7 mi | 32 |
| 2. Horseshoe Lake County Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Burley sells for about $752K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Burley
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Burley
About 2 of every 100 Burley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Burley
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Burley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located just north of the boundary with Pierce County, about halfway between Gig Harbor to the south and Port Orchard to the north. It is located at the head of the Burley Lagoon in Henderson Bay. Burley is a residential area. The community's population stood at 2,081 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- ZIP code
- 98322
- Area code
- 360
Questions about Burley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burley, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $678,000, 15% above the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.