Town guide

Burlington, Connecticut

Burlington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, home to about 9,680 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP code is 06013.

Homes sold for a median of $252 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population9,680326 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$252Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Burlington

1 ZIP code

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Burlington. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Burlington

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY92 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Burlington; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Burlington

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Burlington had 9,519 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 100th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Hartford County grew from 195,480 residents in 1900 to 899,498 in 2020.

Burlington population by census2000: 8,190, 2010: 9,301, 2020: 9,5198,19020009,30120109,5192020

Hartford County, 1900–2020

Hartford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 195,480, 1910: 250,182, 1920: 336,027, 1930: 421,097, 1940: 450,189, 1950: 539,661, 1960: 689,555, 1970: 816,737, 1980: 807,766, 1990: 851,783, 2000: 857,183, 2010: 894,014, 2020: 899,498195K’00’10336K’20’30450K’40’50690K’60’70808K’80’90857K’00’10899K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BurlingtonJan: high 36°F, low 17°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 18°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 26°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 36°F, 4.3 in; May: high 70°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 62°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 60°F, 5.1 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 53°F, 5 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 41°F, 5.7 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 24°F, 4.8 in36°17°Jan3.739°18°Feb3.447°26°Mar4.260°36°Apr4.370°47°May4.279°57°Jun4.884°62°Jul4.482°60°Aug5.175°53°Sep5.063°41°Oct5.752°32°Nov3.941°24°Dec4.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burlington, CT weather station (3 miles away).

Health care

34 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Burlington.

Nearest hospitals

  • Bristol HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Bristol5.6 miles
  • John Dempsey Hospital of the University of ConnectGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Farmington5.7 miles
  • Charlotte Hungerford HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Torrington10.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Specialist doctors1
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers21
Physical and occupational therapists2
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Burlington

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Malerbo Rec Complex · 20 acres2.1 mi
  • Suburban Park · 20 acres3.1 mi
  • Little League Field · 9 acres1.5 mi
  • Seymour Park · 5 acres2.9 mi
  • Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park · 4 acres3.4 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Stop & Shop3.1 mi
  • Annpurna Indian Farmers’ Market3.2 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy3.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Burlington Public Library1.5 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Unionville Museum2.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Bridge Street Live3.9 mi
  • Ingraham House5.5 mi
  • Nona Evans Room and Hacker Theater6.3 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Burlington

Public schools here are run by Regional School District 10. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lake Garda Elementary SchoolBurlingtonPre-K–4466Public2.1 mi
Har-Bur Middle SchoolBurlington5–8669Public2.7 mi
Lewis S. Mills High SchoolBurlington9–12614Public2.8 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
The Burlington Academy of LearningBurlingtonPre-K–K78Nonsectarian1.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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