Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$254,300
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,489/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Cincinnati 27%
Burlington
Boone County18,008 residentsBoone County
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
8th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strong on schools and cost of living, held back by amenities.
67
Cincinnati median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Burlington is like to live in, by category
Bars show Burlington against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.1
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate94%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index107
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate0.76%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax6.00%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute22.6 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 43/100
D
Restaurants & cafés17
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$109,308
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment2.5%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations39%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Burlington on amenities
Burlington's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Cincinnati14 mi from BurlingtonA 54 C− Newport13 mi from BurlingtonA 61 C Norwood17 mi from BurlingtonB+ 60 C Florence4 mi from BurlingtonB 68 B− Forestville21 mi from BurlingtonB 66 C+ Blue Ash24 mi from BurlingtonB 73 B Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Burlington
Is Burlington, KY a good place to live?
Burlington scores 67 out of 100, 8th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Burlington expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $254,300, 2% below the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.76%. $1,489/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Burlington?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Burlington sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 16.1 student–teacher ratio. Burlington is served by Boone County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Burlington?
The mean commute is 22.6 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Burlington?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 17 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Burlington old or new?
The median home in Burlington was built in 1998 — newer than the Cincinnati median of 1976. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 79% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.