Burlington, Vermont

About Burlington

Burlington, VT is a thriving city located in northwestern Vermont counting 44,432 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 1st largest city in Vermont.

Officially, Burlington is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 10.3 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,314 residents per square mile.

📰 Burlington News Today

• No one hurt in car fire on I-89 in South Burlington WCAX · Oct 9
• South Burlington home destroyed in late-night fire WPTZ · Oct 8
• Lawrence William Ring Burlington Free Press · Oct 10
• Burlington, Vermont: America’s smallest biggest city is surprisingly wild CNN · Jul 1
• Burlington (Vt.) Diocese moves to withdraw bankruptcy filing The Dialog · Oct 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Vermont headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Burlington Unique

• The largest city in Vermont — the economic and cultural anchor of the state.
• One of 20 places in the US named Burlington — but the Vermont one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Vermont, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 44,432.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Burlington

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Burlington

• A Single Pebble — chinese
• Alimentari Cafe & Provision — sandwich (café)
• American Flatbread Burlington Hearth — pizza
• Asiana Noodle Shop — asian
• Bistro de Margot — french
• Bleu Northeast Kitchen — alcohol
• Bourbon Street — cajun
• Burl's Downtown Kitchenette — southern
• Burlington Bay (café)
• Butter Bar

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Abstractions Art Gallery · Art gallery
• BCA Center · Art gallery
• ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain · Museum
• The Dragon's Dojo · Arcade
• Ethan Allen Homestead Museum · Museum
• Spirit Ethan Allen · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Burlington

• Arms Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• City Hall Park reviews ★
• Colchester Bog Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Delta Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Derway Cove · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Derway Island Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ethan Allen Homestead · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Law Island State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Macrae Farm Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• McKenzie Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mount Calvary Red Maple Wetland · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Myrtle Street Avant Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Burlington

• Burlington High School
• Burlington Technical Center
• C. P. Smith School
• Champlain School
• Edmunds Elementary School
• Edmunds Middle School
• Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler
• J. J. Flynn School
• Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
• Porters Point School
• Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Univ. Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Burlington

🏘️ Nearby Communities