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Burlington, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Burlington is a Census city of 44,675 people across 10.30 square miles of land, in Chittenden County. Median household income is $71,109, 41.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 62 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burlington
What Burlington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.3 sq mi
- Water area5.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,336
- County holding the largest share of its areaChittenden County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlington
How many people live in Burlington
- Population44,675
- Median age26.8
- Population under 184,938
- Share under 1811.1 percent
- Population 65 and over5,421
- Share 65 and over12.1 percent
- Households17,504
- Family households6,309
- Share of households that are families36.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlington
Income and work in Burlington
- Median household income$71,109
- Per capita income$40,192
- Civilian labor force26,390
- Employed25,255
- Unemployed1,135 plus or minus 251
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over23,993
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher60.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree28.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlington
Housing in Burlington
- Housing units18,079
- Occupied units17,504
- Vacant units575 plus or minus 228
- Vacancy rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied7,267
- Renter occupied10,237
- Ownership rate41.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$444,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,649
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.8 percent
- Single family units7,295
- Share single family40.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,625
- Share in buildings of two or more58.8 percent
- Mobile homes159 plus or minus 113
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlington
How Burlington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute19,738
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,842
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,482
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.6 percent
- Drove alone45.6 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent
- Public transport5.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked17.0 percent
- Worked from home19.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlington
SBA loans in Burlington (7(a))
- Approvals62
- Gross approval$22,833,800
- Average approval$368,287
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,049,770
- Largest approval$3,523,000
- Jobs supported688
- Jobs per approval11.1
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full19
- Charged off1
- Median term118 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more1.6 percent
- Share to franchises6.5 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS36
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burlington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Burlington
SBA loans in Burlington (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$8,150,000
- Average approval$509,375
- Median approval$310,000
- Largest approval$2,034,000
- Jobs supported79
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burlington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Burlington
Flood risk in Burlington
- NFIP communityCity of Burlington
- NFIP community number500032
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/11
The City of Burlington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500032 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chittenden County, not Burlington
Chittenden County context, not Burlington figures
- Establishments in Chittenden County5,665
- Covered employment, Chittenden County103,301
- Average annual pay, Chittenden County$73,186
- Housing units permitted, Chittenden County880
Every figure in this section is published for Chittenden County as a whole and is not a measurement of Burlington.
All Chittenden County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Burlington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Burlington, Vermont?
44,675, in 17,504 households. Burlington city covers 10.30 square miles of land, which is 4,336 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Burlington in?
Chittenden County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Burlington?
$71,109. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $444,800. Median gross rent is $1,649 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Burlington businesses?
62 7(a) approvals totaling $22.8 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $8.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burlington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Burlington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Burlington. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Burlington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Burlington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Burlington, city of, community 500032, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Burlington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chittenden County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Burlington.
Is zoning published for Burlington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.