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Best for: Safety · Room to grow: Healthcare
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Common questions about living in Burlington, VT
Burlington sits comfortably below national crime averages. The violent crime index is 45 against a national baseline of 100, and property crime registers at 74. Most neighborhoods feel safe for walking, errands, and daily life. Like anywhere, some areas need more caution than others — ask locals or check precinct maps before picking a neighborhood. Data from the FBI UCR.
Most households manage fine. Median rent in Burlington is $1,609/month, and the typical household pulls in $68,854/year — a 28.0% rent-to-income ratio. That's under the 30% threshold where housing costs start to pinch, though not by a huge margin. If you're a single earner or have significant debt payments, run your own numbers carefully. For dual-income households, the math works out comfortably. Census ACS 2023.
The average worker in Burlington spends about 16 minutes getting to the office. Driving solo is the default (47.3%), with 16.7% working remotely and 5.3% on public transit. It's a fairly typical commute — not a selling point, not a dealbreaker.
Everything on this page is built from public government sources: rent and income figures from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023); commute and transportation data from Census ACS tables B08303 and B08006; crime rates from the FBI Uniform Crime Report. We refresh each dataset monthly through an automated pipeline and cross-check for anomalies. No surveys, no user-submitted guesses — just official federal data presented in a way that's actually useful for people researching a move.
Disclaimer: Data reflects city-wide averages from public sources. Individual neighborhoods, schools, and conditions may differ. Always verify with local agencies before making major decisions.
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