Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its strongest is incomes — the median household earns $107K. Burlington grades B+ overall and ranks 193rd of 357 in Wisconsin. Nationally, it does better than 65% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $303K, 3.9 years of the Racine metro’s $78K median household income. What counts against it is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Hoosier Creek Habitat Area, 223 acres with 1 miles of trail.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
Where Burlington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Burlington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 993 in 1860, 11,047 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1858 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burlington, 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 Burlington.
Burlington owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has more than doubled its jobs in ten years and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Jobs based here grew from 478 in 2013 to 1,254.
Burlington had 1,254 jobs in 2023, up 776 from 2013. Most working residents leave Burlington for work: only 4% work in town. The share of residents in Burlington who live below the poverty line is 4.9%, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Burlington (21%), Milwaukee (7%) and Kenosha (5%).
| Burlington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. The Burlington Area School District runs its public schools. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 207 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winkler ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 207 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
In 14 parks and preserves, walkers have 9.8 miles of trail. The trail network density for Burlington comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Burlington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wehmhoff Woodland Preserve | 2.3 mi | 76 |
| 2. Hoosier Creek Habitat Area | 1 mi | 223 |
| 3. Bushnell Park | 0.9 mi | 104 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On expected storm and flood damage, Burlington sits below 68% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 53% come from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves. The town has had 6 paid flood insurance claims since 1994.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 13.7°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 98% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 82.8°.
Burlington’s midsummer high stands at 83°F. About 38 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Burlington, the January low is 14°F, above Wisconsin’s towns (11°F) but below U.S. towns (22°F).
| Burlington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 14°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Four-year graduates: a quarter of adults 25 and older here, 33% across Wisconsin. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Burlington’s median age comes in at 50.3 years.
| Burlington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Burlington | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 7,630 U.S. towns with household incomes like Burlington’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Burlington who report frequent mental distress: 15%. This Wisconsin town does better than the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 40% have obesity, 19% binge drink.
| Burlington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Burlington | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burlington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
32 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
12 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
33 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
31 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther ArenaSix Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Burlington; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Burlington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
12 notable people were born in Burlington.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Burlington is a city in Racine and Walworth counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, with the majority of the city located in Racine County. The population of the city was 11,047 as of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Burlington.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | #193 | B+ | B− | — | B | B |
| Burlington | #194 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B | B− |
| Browns Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bohners Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyons | #236 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Wheatland | #233 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Spring Prairie | — | — | C− | — | B | B |
| Rochester | #121 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
Spring Prairie has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Burlington, Lyons, Wheatland, Spring Prairie and Rochester report no FBI crime data of their own. Browns Lake and Bohners Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Burlington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Burlington grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #193 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B for health and B 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−.
12 notable people were born here, including Bill Kazmaier and Ed Garvey.
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