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BurnsideMI

A town of 1,792. Healthier than 81% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,792
+2.1% since 2010
Median home value
$216K
Census ACS
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
48.6
years
Jobs based here
154
A commuter town

What makes Burnside stand out

The thing Burnside does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Burnside for work

Where Burnside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Imlay City Imlay City 9% 5% → Sterling Heights Sterling Heights 5% 4% → Marlette Marlette 4% 3% → Brown City Brown City 3% 3% → Lapeer Lapeer 3% 3% → Auburn Hills Auburn Hills 3% Burnside · 2% stay
154jobs based in Burnside
2%of working residents work in town
36 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Health

Healthier than 19% of U.S. towns

Burnside beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
What stands outBurnsideMI
More smokers19.2%14.6%
More adults with COPD10.6%8.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.1%10.2%
Marlette Regional Hospital
7.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
16th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Burnside

Most working residents leave Burnside for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Imlay City (9%), Sterling Heights (5%) and Marlette (4%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Burnside2%
Imlay City9%
Sterling Heights5%
Marlette4%
Brown City3%
36 mi
median commute distance
154
jobs based in Burnside
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Burnside has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall41–60°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

2.7% of Burnside is conserved land

1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

2.7%conserved
Map of Burnside: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.7%
conserved · 927 of 34,391 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Burnside

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Burnside Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,904 at the 2020 Census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,904
Area
54 sq mi
Elevation
837 ft

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