Burlington’s public schools outperform 83% of North Dakota districts
The public schools Burlington’s kids attend outperform 83% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Most working residents leave Burlington for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Minot (46%), Bismarck (4%) and Fargo (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Burlington has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Burlington's reported crime rate is well below North Dakota's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2023.
Burlington is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. It was founded in 1883, the third in a series that included two earlier settlements. Despite this, Burlington is still the oldest city in Ward County, as well as north-western and north central North Dakota. On February 28, 1884, as it was the only city in the then-newly formed Imperial Ward County (now split into Ward, Renville, Mountrail, and Burke counties), it was made the county seat, a position it held until 1888. The population was 1,291 at the 2020 census. Burlington is part of the Minot metropolitan area.
