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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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With a population of 9,710, 3,206 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $550,282, real estate costs in Burlington are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Connecticut communities.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Burlington, accounting for 89.86% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Burlington include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.46%), row houses and other attached homes ( 2.62%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 1.63%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Burlington. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 91.38% of Burlington's homes, and 81.49% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Burlington built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Burlington built between 1940-1969 ( 18.89%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.06%). There's also some housing in Burlington built before 1939 ( 7.61%).
Burlington's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Burlington during the period has been just 4.86%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Burlington that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Burlington real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Burlington appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.61%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 89.72% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Burlington. Burlington appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.73%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.36%.
Relative to Connecticut, our data show that Burlington's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Connecticut.
$550,282
for Connecticut
for nation
3,206
$2,715 / per month