Burlington
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Burlington
- grade C+Overall Grade
- Rating 3.59 out of 5 29 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade C+
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade C minus
- Nightlifegrade B+
- Good for Familiesgrade C+
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade C
- Weathergrade B minus
- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$304,600
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,331
National
$1,163Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault62.1national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape20.7national 40.7
- Robbery72.4national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary869national 500.1
- Theft7,614.3national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft289.7national 284
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Working in Burlington
Jobs
grade C
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$58,345
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Burlington
Top Private Schools Near Burlington
- grade A
Skagit Adventist Academy
- Rating 4.3 out of 5 10 reviews
- grade C minus
Mount Vernon Christian School
- Rating 3.63 out of 5 30 reviews
- grade unavailable
Immaculate Conception Regional School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade unavailable
Learning Ladder Child Development Center
- grade unavailable
Emerson Academy
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Burlington Reviews
Rating 3.59 out of 5 29 reviews
We have lived in Burlington for 5 years, and have lived all over due to over 20 years of military service. Burlington was affordable and a safer area than Mt. Vernon when we were home shopping. We like the diversity, small downtown area with local stores and restaurants and shops nearby that give it a suburban feel without the traffic and high prices. While the PNW has seen housing prices spike this area is "reasonable " and far safer, the police and fire department care about the community. Our neighborhood has minor issues and we have experienced far worse in other areas such as Arlington or Lynnwood. Since COVID we have seen the same impact as other small communities with higher DV and drug use. We have more sun on average than other areas outside Seattle, and living off I - 5 between Seattle and Canada has been great it's truly a hub town. Personally, I can't say I've enjoyed the last 10 yrs in Western WA and out of all the areas we have lived in I prefer Burlington.
Really the upside of Burlington is that there are a lot of stores within a small distance. This is due to the fact that it is a bit of a “hub” where many of the towns in Skagit County converge. It is also convenient to be able to reach so many other towns within about a 30-minute drive - Mt. Vernon, Anacortes, Bow/Edison, Bellingham, and Sedro-Woolley. It is a short distance to great outdoor activities like hiking and fishing. “Downtown” is essentially one street with a couple good restaurants but is otherwise run down and completely outdated. Much of the rest of Burlington consists of strip malls, and the mall itself closed down. Housing is very over-priced in the entire county. Crime is rising and Burlington is perhaps the least safe town in the immediate area. The weather is very depressing. It is cold, cloudy, rainy, and gray about 9 months of the year. The summers are great though. I would not recommend a move here to anyone that I know.
Burlington used to be an up and coming small town. But not anymore. It's mostly restaurants and places to shop, but not even those attract people, which causes places to go out of business, which causes even more unemployment. Burlington has serious drug and homelessness problems. The teens are using drugs, you can witness a drug deal in plain sight during the day, and there's a cop at the school every day. The local high school is old, needs renovation, the stage is a safety hazard, and they need more campus security. Overall, it could use a lot of improvement.