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Affordability in Burlington

Burlington ranks #61 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 55 — Fun. That puts it in the 55th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Vermont.

affordability score
55
Fun
National rank
#61 of 134
In Vermont
#1 of 2
Percentile
55th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Burlington sits 5 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Burlington

  1. T#59 Arlington, TX 56
  2. T#59 Montgomery, AL 56
  3. #61 Burlington, VT — this page 55
  4. #62 Indianapolis, IN 54
  5. T#63 Anaheim, CA 53

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Burlington

Burlington scores 73 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: