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Burbank vs Glendale

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.7× in Glendale) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Burbank).

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Burbank, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 104,546 people
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Glendale, CAA history townCalifornia · 190,748 people
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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.

BurbankA regional job hub
Work178,649 jobsbased in Burbank, a regional job hub Outdoors#118 most conserved land in CA22 miles of trails across 28 parks and preserves Schools#113 for schools in CAof 574 towns All about Burbank →
GlendaleA history town
HistorySettled in 188414 places on the National Register Outdoors#66 most conserved land in CA81 miles of trails across 34 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Glendale →
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.

Trails3.7×
Glendale has more miles of trail
Glendale 80.5 miBurbank 21.7 mi
Jobs per worker3.3×
Burbank is more of a job hub
Burbank 3.71Glendale 1.13
Work from home+9.2 pts
More people work from home in Burbank
Burbank 30.4%Glendale 21.2%
Conserved land+9.8 pts
Glendale has more conserved land
Glendale 30.1%Burbank 20.3%
Homeowners+8.1 pts renters
Glendale has more renters
Burbank 43.3%Glendale 35.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Burbank and Glendale share a border

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

BurbankGlendaleBurbankGlendale
Burbank ↔ Glendale4.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
6,392 Glendale residents work in Burbank (8% of its workers)
2,885 Burbank residents work in Glendale (6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Glendale →
Report cards

Burbank places higher on 16 of 26 CA lists

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

Safety
DBurbankSafer than 14% of U.S. towns CGlendaleSafer than 28% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−BurbankBetter than 75% of districts in the state A−GlendaleBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
A−BurbankHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns B+GlendaleHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns
16Burbank
7Glendale

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #322#38 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #305#105 SafestSafety · 411 towns #338#218 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #211#376 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #235#424 Most-used librariesLibraries · 117 towns #29#55 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 117 towns #41#66 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #297#361

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Burbank’s rankings →

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.

Burbank$6,720/mo
Typical home $1.18M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $2,192/mo · Housing →
Glendale$6,790/mo
Typical home $1.18M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $2,182/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Glendale 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.

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
BurbankGlendale
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th93rd
Outdoors & history
BurbankGlendale
Trails22 mi81 mi
Conserved land20.3%30.1%
Settled18871884
National Register places314
Archive photos630
Famous people born here4749
Community
BurbankGlendale
Library hours a week58 hrs66 hrs
Colleges in town23
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.

BurbankGlendale
People
Population 104,546Lowest 190,748Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.9%Highest CA: +6.1% +2.5%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 40.1±1Lowest 6% above CA 41.4±0.7Highest 9% above CA
Glendale and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.1%±1.3Highest CA: 22% 18.4%±0.9Lowest CA: 22%
Burbank and Glendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±1Lowest CA: 15.7% 19%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.1%Lowest CA: 37.1% 47.2%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.8%±0.6Highest CA: 7.6%
Glendale and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $97,082±$5kHighest about the CA average $88,393±$3kLowest 11% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,089,100±$22kLowest 48% above CA $1,102,300±$31kHighest 50% above CA
Glendale and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,192±$51Highest 8% above CA $2,182±$34Lowest 7% above CA
Burbank and Glendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,106Lowest 19% above CA $6,679Highest 30% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.4%±3.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 62.3%±2.6Highest CA: 55.3%
Glendale and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.7%Lowest CA: 12% 12.9%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 35.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than CA 1966Highest 10 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% below CA 27 minHighest 6% below CA
Work from home 30.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2% 21.2%±1.3Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 24.7%Highest 20.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 mi 8.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.71Highest 1.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (40%)Los Angeles (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Glendale8% work in Burbank
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.3%Lowest 30.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 21.7 miLowest 80.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 2.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 28Lowest 34Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.0Highest 73.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #113 of 574 in CA#123 of 574 in CA
School district Burbank UnifiedGlendale Unified
High school in town Burbank HighGlendale High
Students per teacherat that high school 25.5Highest 22.6Lowest
California 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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