Burlington, VT

US City in Vermont, Northeast · ranked on 28 metrics

Burlington, VT is a US city in Vermont with a population of 43,864 (361st of 477). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (57th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (81st of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (142nd of 395). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (372nd of 395), Poverty Rate (%) (345th of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (300th of 434).

Population
43,864
361st highest of 477
Density
4,257.0
100th highest of 477
Growth rate
-0.33%
390th highest of 477
Area
10.3
426th highest of 477
Region
Northeast
Vermont

Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →

Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.

Best at

Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    57th of 434
  2. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    81st of 434
  3. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    142nd of 395
  4. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    187th of 395
  5. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    tied 229th of 460
  6. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    219th of 434
  7. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    220th of 434
  8. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    tied 271st of 460
  9. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    tied 276th of 460

Worst at

Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    372nd of 395
  2. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    tied 367th of 460
  3. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    345th of 434
  4. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    tied 360th of 460
  5. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    300th of 434
  6. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    267th of 395
  7. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    tied 291st of 434
  8. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    248th of 395

Profile by category

Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.

Strongest category Economics (44), weakest Crime & Safety (39). Select a category to list its metrics.

Notable facts

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Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.

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Similar places

Closest percentiles on 11 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals

  1. Minneapolis, MN84% similar
  2. Syracuse, NY78% similar
    Compared on 10 of 11
  3. Utica, NY73% similar
    Compared on 10 of 11
  4. Madison, WI72% similar
  5. Milwaukee, WI70% similar

Quick answers

What is the population of Burlington, VT?
Burlington, VT has a population of 43,864, 361st among 477 US cities.
What does Burlington, VT rank best at?
Among US cities, Burlington, VT ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (57th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (81st of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (142nd of 395).
Where does Burlington, VT rank worst?
Burlington, VT ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (372nd of 395); Poverty Rate (%) (345th of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (300th of 434).
How many statistics does Rankodex have for Burlington, VT?
Rankodex ranks Burlington, VT on 28 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.

Every metric

28 metrics with a value for this place, in 6 topics