Livability Score

74
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities F

There are not many amenities close to this location.
Coffee (23) F
Scout & Company
Coffee Shop
Cafe Mamajuana
Coffee Shop
Poppy Cafe and Market
Coffee Shop
Burlington Bay
Coffee Shop
Kru Coffee
Coffee Shop
Onyx Tonics
Coffee Shop
Black Cap Coffee & Beer
Coffee Shop
Vivid Coffee
Coffee Shop
CNX Thai Cooking
Coffee Shop
The Cosmic Grind
Coffee Shop
Maglianero
Coffee Shop
The Swingin' Pinwheel
Coffee Shop
Dobrá Tea
Coffee Shop
Muddy Waters
Coffee Shop
Perky Planet Coffee
Coffee Shop
Cafe Saint Paul
Coffee Shop
Speeder and Earls
Coffee Shop
Henderson's Cafe
Coffee Shop
Feldman's Bagels
Coffee Shop
Eco Bean and Juice
Coffee Shop
Scout South End
Coffee Shop
Vivid Coffee Roasters
Coffee Shop
Scout & Co.
Coffee Shop
Pingala
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (16) F
Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
Museum
Spirit Ethan Allen
Attraction
Showbox Theater
Cinema
ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Museum
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts
Theatre Arts
BCA Center
Art Gallery
Flynn Theatre
Theatre Arts
Merrill’s Roxy Cinema
Cinema
Club Metronome
Nightclub
BCA
Theatre Arts
ArtsRiot
Nightclub
Fleming Museum of Art
Museum
UVM Recital Hall
Theatre Arts
The Amphiteatre
Theatre Arts
Champlain Chocolates Factory Store
Attraction
Sunset Drive-In
Cinema
Craig's
Museum
Spare Time
Bowling Alley
McCarthy Arts Center
Theatre Arts
Food and Drink (65) F
Tommy's
Deli
Olde NorthEnder
Bar
The Bagel
Fast Food
ETHAN ALLEN PUB
Bar
Smitty's Pub
Bar
802 BWS
Alcohol
T. Rugg's Tavern
Bar
Dunkin'
Fast Food
Unknown Name
Sweets
802 Spirits
Alcohol
Top Of The Block Sandwich Shop
Fast Food
Smugglers' Notch Distillery
Alcohol
Ben & Jerry's
Sweets
Three Needs
Bar
Three Needs Pizza Cube
Fast Food
The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
Bar
Radio Bean
Bar
Wilder Wines
Alcohol
Pokéworks
Fast Food
Vermont Pub & Brewery
Bar
The Other Place
Bar
Vermont Juice Company
Beverages
Ken's Pizza & Pub Take-Out
Fast Food
Lake Champlain Chocolates
Sweets
Ken's Pizza & Pub
Bar
Fitness (24) F
Community Waterfront Campus
Community Centre
Sara Holbrook Community Center
Community Centre
Snap Fitness
Gym
A NEW place
Community Centre
ONE Community Center
Community Centre
Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Community Centre
Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Community Centre
McClure Multigenerational Center
Community Centre
Sangha Studio
Gym
Champlain Senior Center
Community Centre
Miller Center
Community Centre
North End Studios
Community Centre
Iyengar Yoga Center of Vermont
Gym
Greater Burlington YMCA
Gym
Fortify Fitness
Gym
Surfset Fitness
Gym
South End Studio
Gym
Body Resolution
Gym
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Community Centre
Patrick Multipurpose
Gym
Burlington Crossfit
Gym
Patrick Gymnasium
Gym
Patrick Gymnastics
Gym
Gutterson Field House
Gym
Recreation & Fitness Center
Gym
Groceries (13) F
Hannaford
Grocery Store
Barrio Bakery
Bakery
Barrio Bakery
Bakery
Jake's ONE Market
Grocery Store
August First Bakery
Bakery
Bessery's Butcher Shoppe
Butcher
Knead Bakery
Bakery
City Market
Grocery Store
Willow's Bagels
Bakery
Myer's Bagel Bakery
Bakery
Koffee Kup
Bakery
Great Harvest
Bakery
Commodities Natural Market
Grocery Store
City Market
Grocery Store
Shaw's
Grocery Store
Price Chopper
Grocery Store
Shaw's
Grocery Store
Always Full Asian Market
Grocery Store
Hannaford
Grocery Store
Cheese Traders
Grocery Store
Trader Joe's
Grocery Store
Healthy Living
Grocery Store
Hannaford
Grocery Store
Klingers
Bakery
Burlington Bakery & Cafe
Bakery
Parks (68) A+
North Beach Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Kieslich Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Unknown Name
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Leddy Park
Park
Water Works Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Unknown Name
Playground
Ethan Allen Homestead
Park
Battery Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Waterfront Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Unknown Name
Playground
Dewey Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Unknown Name
Playground
Roosevelt Park Playground
Playground
Roosevelt Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Little Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Unknown Name
Playground
Shops (127) F
Champlain Farms
Convenience Store
Ace Hardware
Home Improvement
Salon Capri
Hairdresser
Essential Nails
Beauty
Burlington Barber Shop
Hairdresser
Community Halal Store
Convenience Store
JRs Convenience Store
Convenience Store
The Shopping Bag
Convenience Store
Dot's Market and Deli
Convenience Store
Deepa Clothing Store
Clothing
GTO
Hairdresser
J&M Market
Convenience Store
Unknown Name
Pets
ONE Variety Store
Convenience Store
April Cornell
Clothing
Local Motion
Bicycle
Mirror Mirror
Beauty
Athleta
Clothing
Asian Food Mart
Convenience Store
Tina's Home Designs
Interior Decoration
Good Stuff
Gift Shop
Jubliance Salon
Hairdresser
Underground Closet
Clothing
Glow Beauty Lounge
Beauty
Danform Shoes
Shoes
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commute A+

Of all people who commute, 5.8% take public transportation in Burlington.
Public Transit Stops (79)
Stops & Stations A+
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Bus Stop
Burlington High School Bus Stop
Bus Stop
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Bus Stop
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Bus Stop
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Bus Stop
Burlington
Transit Station
Burlington DTC
Bus Stop
Downtown Transit Center
Bus Station
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Bus Stop
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Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
5.8% B
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cost of living F

The cost of living in Burlington is 124/100 - which is 13% higher than Vermont.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc. F
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax D-
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crime F

Burlington crime rates are 5,536 per 100k, which is 192% higher than Vermont
Property Crime
5,127 crimes per 100k F
Violent Crime
409 crimes per 100k D+
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employment B

The median income in Burlington is $55,461 - which is 1% lower than Vermont.
Med. Household Income
$55,461 D
Unemployment Rate
2.7% A-
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health A+

There are not many hospitals, police and fire stations,
Health & Safety (34)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc. B+
John D Boardman Fire Station Number 2
Fire Station
Rite Aid
Pharmacy
CHIRA Orthodontics
Dentist
Timberlane Pediatircs
Doctor
Burlington Police Department
Police
Timberlane Dental Group
Dentist
Appletree Bay Primary Care
Doctor
Vermont Family Pharmacy
Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pearl Street Youth Health Center
Doctor
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Riverside Health Center
Clinic
Lakeside Pharmacy
Pharmacy
AAA General Dentistry
Dentist
Chittenden Dental
Dentist
Planned Parenthood
Clinic
Burlington Fire Department Station 1
Fire Station
Willard Street Dental
Dentist
Safe Harbor Health Center
Clinic
Neurological Associates of Vermont
Doctor
Dunkling & Penney
Dentist
University Health Center
Clinic
Burlington Fire Department Station 3
Fire Station
Unknown Name
Dentist
Hagan, Rinehart and Connolly Pediatricians
Doctor
Air Quality
Median Air Quality A+
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housing B

Burlington home prices are $312,200 - which is 43% higher than Vermont
Home Price
$312,200 A+
Home Appreciation Rate
15% A
Home Affordability
5.6x (home price to income ratio) F
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schools B

The Burlington graduation rate is 87% - which is 1% lower than Vermont
School Test Scores
N/A
High School Grad. Rates
87% B-
Elementary Schools (11) F
Sustainability Academy At Lawrence Barnes
Integrated Arts Academy At H. O. Wheeler
C. P. Smith School
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
Edmunds Elementary School
Edmunds Middle School
J. J. Flynn School
Mater Christi School
Christ The King School
St Francis Xavier School
Champlain School
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School
Winooski Middle School
Baird School
Rick Marcotte Central School
Porters Point School
Colchester Middle School
Malletts Bay School
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School
Chamberlin School
Orchard School
High Schools (3) A+
Rock Point School
Burlington Senior High School
Burlington Technical Center
Winooski High School
Rice Memorial High School
Colchester High School
South Burlington High School
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ratings B-

Burlington has an overall rating of 70% from 18 reviews.
User Reviews (3)
From AreaVibes C+
User Surveys (15)
From AreaVibes A-
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  • Burlington has a Livability Score of 74/100, which is considered excellent
  • Burlington crime rates are 192% higher than the Vermont average
  • Cost of living in Burlington is 13% higher than the Vermont average

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Big little city 5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 24, 2021) We moved to Burlington from Oregon less than two months ago. We are in our mid-sixties and lived in Oregon/California our whole lives, raising children there and having careers. We moved to Burlington upon retirement because we are active, older people. We like the university vib ...Read More e and the New England vibe. But mostly, we love that billboards are not allowed and street advertising is restricted. Our small farm in Oregon was threatened by wildfires every year and when the local timber company clear cut our favorite hills surrounding our farm, it was time to leave. Burlington reminds us of Portland OR in the '60's. It is not a town for people who like to be inside though. Long winters mean you have to get outside to endure. Great place for active people, having nearby skiing. Love it! Read Less
Expensive, Dirty & Narcissistic. 1 rating By Anonymous ( Nov 16, 2021) Seriously the worst place I've ever lived. It's cute enough, but is a hostile angry place, full of angry people playing weird head games.
If you do manage to make friends here, they won't be FROM here, they will be transplants like you....because people from Burlington don't spe ...Read More ak to outsiders apparently. The place is very clannish and clickish, the whole city is a strange high school... a town that hasn't grown up.
And it is expensive, Beverly Hills expensive.
Everyone wants "affordable housing", but the city has made building any nearly impossible because nobody wants any new buildings???
Burlington Vermont is postcard perfect, but postcards do not show reality. The quaint farmer's markets are actually highly controlled monopolies that score "cuteness" over product quality, and play political favorites with the potential vendors... same goes with Church Street Market area.
Burlington, Vermont has more oppressed people than anywhere else I've been. Everyone in Burlington is a victim of some kind of tragedy that demands your full attention all the time. It gets tiresome.
Vermont is a horrible place to try to open a retail business, they don't have sales tax on clothing (which seems like a good thing) but the city and state both tax retail display area. Your taxes aren't based on what you DID sell, your taxes are based on what you COULD sell. Not business friendly at all.
Burlington is chock full of people who wake up every day and think: "How could life be made more expensive and difficult for my neighbors? ", then they go about trying to make it happen. Burlington is a deceptive place, I thought I liked living there, even after I left. It took a few years of living in a normal place to realize exactly how toxic Burlington is.
It is a college town, but Burlington, Vermont doesn't want anyone to be successful in life... Burlington wants it's residents to wash out in life.

Burlington is Victim Town... hosting the Oppression Olympics every day. Read Less
Burlington, VT - Chew-Chew Festival? 4 rating By Anonymous ( May 25, 2010) Several years ago I went to college in Burlington. The city's setting on beautiful Lake Champlain enhances life there in a big way. Burlington is a green city that meets environmental and ecological issues with innovative ideas. Burlington has encouraged reuse and recycling for d ...Read More ecades.

Many community events and attractions take place on the lake shore. Sailboats dot Lake Champlain in summer. Ferry boats make regular crossings all year around. A well used, meandering bike path runs through the city of Burlington. Church Street's pedestrian mall is home to a variety of restaurants and boutiques. An underground mall, accessible from Church Street, has additional restaurants and shopping. The atmosphere invites visitors and locals to linger over a cup of Green Mountain coffee or a Ben and Jerry's ice cream cone.

Burlington is a vital, vibrant city. Events like the Chew-Chew Festival fill the calendar. The Chew-Chew festival is an annual celebration of local food and beverages that the entire community enjoys. Summer brings beach days. Fall is a glorious riot of color. Winter can be brutally cold and snowy. Spring arrives sometime in April with the red-winged blackbirds. In Burlington, you enjoy the best of all seasons.

Accept Burlington's invitation to vist or live there and savor all the city has to offer. Read Less
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Burlington, VT - Chew-Chew Festival? 4 rating By Anonymous ( May 25, 2010) Several years ago I went to college in Burlington. The city's setting on beautiful Lake Champlain enhances life there in a big way. Burlington is a green city that meets environmental and ecological issues with innovative ideas. Burlington has encouraged reuse and recycling for d ...Read More ecades.

Many community events and attractions take place on the lake shore. Sailboats dot Lake Champlain in summer. Ferry boats make regular crossings all year around. A well used, meandering bike path runs through the city of Burlington. Church Street's pedestrian mall is home to a variety of restaurants and boutiques. An underground mall, accessible from Church Street, has additional restaurants and shopping. The atmosphere invites visitors and locals to linger over a cup of Green Mountain coffee or a Ben and Jerry's ice cream cone.

Burlington is a vital, vibrant city. Events like the Chew-Chew Festival fill the calendar. The Chew-Chew festival is an annual celebration of local food and beverages that the entire community enjoys. Summer brings beach days. Fall is a glorious riot of color. Winter can be brutally cold and snowy. Spring arrives sometime in April with the red-winged blackbirds. In Burlington, you enjoy the best of all seasons.

Accept Burlington's invitation to vist or live there and savor all the city has to offer. Read Less

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      F Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Burlington? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      North Beach Park
      Unknown Name
      Kieslich Park
      Unknown Name
      Unknown Name
      Unknown Name
      Leddy Park
      Water Works Park

      Entertainment

      Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
      Spirit Ethan Allen
      Showbox Theater
      ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
      Off Center for the Dramatic Arts
      BCA Center
      Flynn Theatre
      Merrill’s Roxy Cinema

      Food & Drink

      Tommy's
      Olde NorthEnder
      The Bagel
      ETHAN ALLEN PUB
      Smitty's Pub
      802 BWS
      T. Rugg's Tavern
      Dunkin'

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Burlington? Of all people who commute, 5.8% take public transportation in Burlington.
      Drive to Work
      50%

      26% lower than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      6%

      1% higher than the US average

      Walk to Work
      20%

      17% higher than the US average

      F Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Burlington? The cost of living in Burlington is 124/100 - which is 13% higher than Vermont.
      Burlington
      124

      24% more expensive than average

      Vermont
      110

      10% more expensive than average

      United States
      100

      National cost of living index

      F Crime

      What is the crime rate in Burlington? Burlington crime rates are 5,536, which are 192% higher than Vermont
      Total Crime
      5,536 per 100k people

      138% higher than the US average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 19

      138% higher than the US average

      Year-over-year crime
      42%

      Year over year crime is up

      B Employment

      What is the median income in Burlington? The median income in Burlington is $55,461 which is 1% lower than Vermont.
      Median household income
      $55,461equal to the US average
      Income per capita
      $30,8553% higher than the US average
      Unemployment rate
      3%

      42% lower than the US average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is Burlington a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      University of Vermont Medical Center

      Pharmacies

      Lakeside Pharmacy
      CVS Pharmacy
      Market 32 Pharmacy
      Rite Aid
      Vermont Family Pharmacy
      Kinney Drugs
      Walgreens

      Doctors

      Burlington Primary Care
      Long Trail Physical Therapy
      Hagan, Rinehart and Connolly Pediatricians
      Burlington Physical Therapist
      Timberlane Pediatircs
      Pearl Street Youth Health Center
      Appletree Bay Primary Care
      Neurological Associates of Vermont

      B Housing

      What are Burlington home prices? Burlington home prices are $312,200 - which is 43% higher than Vermont
      Median home value
      $312,20069% higher than the US average
      Median rent price
      $1,27935% higher than the US average
      Home Ownership
      38%

      41% lower than the US average

      B Schools

      Does Burlington have good schools? The Burlington graduation rate is 87% - which is 1% lower than Vermont
      High school grad. rates
      87%

      5% higher than the US average

      School test scores
      ?

      100% lower than the US average

      Student teacher ratio
      11:1

      31% lower than the US average

      B- User Ratings

      Is Burlington a good place to live? Burlington has an overall rating of 70% from 18 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      70%

      18 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      67%

      3 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      79%

      15 total surveys

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