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A town of 26,274 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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About Burlington

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1640Established
26,377Population
11.9 sq miArea
217 ftElevation

Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,377 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code01803, 01805
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Housing in Burlington

$877K▲ 1.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Burlington home is worth about $877,000, up 1.9% in a year, 33% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market17
Sale-to-list103.9%
Sold in May19
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C+

Safety Grade C+

Burlington reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Burlington 1.8
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Burlington 14.8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Burlington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#83Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictBurlingtonSchools10

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