Housing in Burlington

A typical Burlington home is worth roughly $159,000

Typical home value

$159K

NY $527K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,170

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,007

NY $6,582

What kind of housing town is Burlington?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further70% below the New York typical home.A second-home town20% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.A town of owners92% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.4 years of income

Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$226,000

Typical Burlington home $159K

That covers a typical Burlington home, with $67K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,080

Loan $790Tax $250Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170 a month here, $90 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Otsego$353K New Lisbon$215K Edmeston$147K Plainfield$155K Exeter$243K Hartwick$174K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Burlington’s typical property tax (1.90% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

92% of Burlington households own their home

Half of Burlington’s homes were built before 1973.

Owners and renters

Own 92%Rent 9%

New York: 54% own.

1973

typical home built · NY 1959

$3,007

median property tax bill · NY $6,582

1.90%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · NY 1.55%

20%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170

Renters already here pay a median of $1,025, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$810

1 bedroom$920

2 bedrooms$1,170

3 bedrooms$1,410

4 bedrooms$1,550

of households rent · NY 46%

renter households

86%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NY 52%

21%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,025

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Otsego County, NY): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Burlington vs. its neighbors

Burlington is the 3rd least expensive of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Otsego$353K Exeter$243K New Lisbon$215K Hartwick$174K Burlington$159K Plainfield$155K Edmeston$147K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2007	Median income
Burlington	$159K*	—	$1,170	—	$66,196
Otsego	$353K*	—	$1,380	0	$72,891
New Lisbon	$215K*	—	$1,090	—	$84,750
Edmeston	$147K*	—	$1,100	—	$67,639
Plainfield	$155K*	—	$1,190	—	$70,673
Exeter	$243K*	—	$1,150	—	$77,550
Hartwick	$174K*	—	$1,180	—	$81,196

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.