Why look at Burbank?
- Moderately priced housing. Median home is $306k.
- Rising market. Home values up +6.6% year-over-year — momentum is positive.
- Higher tax state. Top marginal income tax rate around 5.0% — factor into salary comparisons.
Where Burbank stands
At or near all-time high. home values up 6.6% in the last year. population shrinking 0.7% per year.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →About Burbank (Wikipedia)
Burbank is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 29,439 at the 2020 census. It borders the southwest edge of the city of Chicago; the Chicago city limit – specifically that of the Ashburn neighborhood – is in common with Burbank's eastern city limit. Burbank shares a boundary with Oak Lawn to its south, Bridgeview to its west, and Bedford Park to its north; the city of Hometown is also adjacent to Burbank's southeast corner. Burbank is less than two miles south of Chicago Midway International Airport.
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Illinois context
Schools
Burbank is served by 15 public schools enrolling about 5,298 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1 — about the same as the US average of ~15:1. Public-school facts are from the NCES Common Core of Data; check ratings and attendance boundaries by exact address below.
Ratings, districts & boundaries:
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Current weather
Find rentals & listings
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Local news & community
Latest news in Burbank
1 from local press- Burbank Seventh-Grader On Her Way To Washington.DC, Scripps National Spelling BeeLOCALPatch4d ago
- St. Laurence High School baseball team in Burbank, Illinois, hopes for another titleCBS News2d ago
- St. Laurence High School baseball team in Burbank, Illinois, fights for another titleCBS News2d ago
- St. Laurence High School (Burbank, IL) Freshman SoftballMaxPreps1w ago
- Schedule – St. Laurence Vikings (Burbank, IL) Boys Lacrosse 25-26MaxPreps1w ago
- Schedule – St. Laurence Vikings (Burbank, IL) Freshman Baseball 25-26MaxPreps1w ago
Updated 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Burbank-specific coverage. Headlines link to original sources.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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Cost-of-ownership at the median
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Schools & crime context
School quality is district-by-district and varies dramatically within a city. Check GreatSchools or your state DOE rankings for specific schools before deciding. City-level school data coming soon.
Illinois: 396 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.
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Jobs & hiring
In Burbank, unemployment runs higher at 7.1%, and hiring momentum has been steady. The strongest local sectors are skilled trades & manufacturing, hospitality & tourism and healthcare.
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