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Northwest of Boston

Burlington, MA

A town common with a sculpture park, the Mill Pond conservation area and Route 128

$874,500

Median Sale Price, 2026

MLS PIN, Jan–Oct 2026

28 min

Avg. Commute (Residents)

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024

None in town

Rail Station

MBTA

Town profile

Living in Burlington

Population

26,377

2020 Census

Size

11.9 sq mi

From Boston

~12 miles

northwest, straight-line

Incorporated

1799

Government

Representative Town Meeting

with a Select Board and Town Administrator

Property tax rate

$8.69

per $1,000, residential, FY2026

What it's like

Burlington is a suburban town where Route 128 and Route 3 meet, with the Town Common and Simonds Park at its center, neighborhoods around them, and large shopping and office areas near the highways, including the Burlington Mall.

Simonds Park has fields, courts and a playground next to the library, the Burlington Sculpture Park sits across from the Common, and the Mill Pond Conservation Area has trails for hiking and biking. The town has an indoor ice rink and a skatepark, and B-Line and MBTA buses run through town.

Highlights

Town Common and Simonds Park

The center of town, with fields, courts and the library nearby.

Burlington Sculpture Park

Sculptures from around the world, with a picnic area, across from the Common.

Mill Pond Conservation Area

The town's largest conservation area, with hiking and biking trails.

Burlington Mall

A regional shopping mall at Route 128.

Getting around

  • I-95/Route 128, Route 3 and Routes 3A and 62
  • MBTA and B-Line buses
  • Commuter rail at the Anderson Regional Transportation Center in Woburn, nearby

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Burlington Real Estate Market

Source: MLS PIN closed sales

How fast homes are selling

July–September 2026, compared with the same months in 2025

39days

Avg. days on market

6 days slower than a year ago

102%

Sale-to-list ratio

101% a year ago

57

Homes sold

54 a year ago

2.1months

Months of supply

As of Nov 6

Supply and demand

Months of supply is how long it would take to sell every home for sale at the recent pace of sales.

2.1 months
Seller's
Balanced
Buyer's
Under 4 mo.
4–6 mo.
6+ mo.

As of November 6, 2026, 40 homes were for sale in Burlington. At the recent pace of about 19 sales a month (July–September), that's 2.1 months of supply, which points to a seller's market.

Average days on market by quarter, 2025 vs. 2026

Shorter bars mean homes are selling faster.

Jan–MarApr–JunJul–SepOct–Dec282733412025202520252025463039202620262026

Oct–Dec 2026 will be added as those sales close.

From July through September 2026, 57 homes sold in Burlington, averaging 39 days on market and 102% of list price. That's 6 days slower than the same months in 2025 (33 days).

Median sale price by year

Each point is the median of every sale that year

*2026 is year to date (January–October), so it can still change.

Burlington's median sale price was $861K in 2025, based on 180 sales, up 2% from 2024 and up 23% since 2021. So far in 2026 (through Oct), the median is $875K on 164 sales.

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