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Bridgeview vs Burbank

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5× in Bridgeview) and homeowners (+15.3 pts renters in Bridgeview).

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Bridgeview, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 16,849 people
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Burbank, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 28,739 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Bridgeview and Burbank share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BridgeviewBurbankBridgeviewBurbank
Bridgeview ↔ Burbank2.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
359 Burbank residents work in Bridgeview (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Burbank →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bridgeview$2,330/mo
Typical home $320K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.46% · or rent about $1,177/mo · Housing →
Burbank$2,230/mo
Typical home $316K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.17% · or rent about $1,265/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Bridgeview and Burbank.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Bridgeview places higher on 13 of 22 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BridgeviewBurbank
Snow a year39″39″
January low20°F20°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)203d203d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd62nd
Outdoors & history
BridgeviewBurbank
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%3.7%
Settled19471970
Archive photos83
Famous people born here2—
Community
BridgeviewBurbank
Library hours a week48 hrs67 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BridgeviewBurbank
People
Population 16,849Lowest 28,739Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.5%Highest +1.8%Lowest
Median age 39.4±2.7Highest about the IL average 38.6±1.5Lowest about the IL average
Bridgeview and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±3.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.5%±2.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Burbank and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±2.4Lowest IL: 17% 15.9%±1.7Highest IL: 17%
Burbank and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 15.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.3Highest IL: 6.3% 4.8%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bridgeview and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,655±$8kLowest 20% below IL $80,116±$10kHighest 4% below IL
Burbank and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $236,400±$9kLowest 10% below IL $275,700±$11kHighest 5% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,177±$85Lowest 8% below IL $1,265±$91Highest about the IL average
Burbank and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,808Lowest 10% above IL $5,992Highest 13% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.1%±10.4Lowest IL: 47.9% 60.6%±11.9Highest IL: 47.9%
Burbank and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.8%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.9%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 80.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 4 yrs newer than IL 1965Lowest 6 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 10% above IL 31 minHighest 13% above IL
Work from home 6.6%±3.2Lowest IL: 15.9% 6.9%±2Highest IL: 15.9%
Burbank and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.79Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (29%)Chicago (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Burbank3% work in Bridgeview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Lowest 132Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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