Cities / Vermont / Burlington

Burlington, VT

44,646 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Burlington)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ALB

123 mi — Albany International Airport

Population & People

Population

44,646

Median age

26.8

Median household income

$71,109

Poverty rate

20.5%

Unemployment rate

4.3%

Bachelor's degree+

60.5%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

2.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$444,800

Median gross rent

$1,649/mo

Homeownership rate

41.52%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,140

HUD Fair Market Rent (Burlington city, 0 mi from Burlington), 2026. Efficiency $1497, 1BR $1651, 2BR $2140, 3BR $2745, 4BR $2833. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Vermont commercial electricity

19.92¢/kWh

Vermont industrial electricity

12.39¢/kWh

Vermont residential electricity

22.92¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

48350.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

36908.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for Vermont

902.53

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Source: FRED, Vermont-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ALB

Albany International Airport

123 mi away

PWM

Portland International Jetport

155 mi away

SYR

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

172 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Vermont energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Vermont economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).