Welcome to the Town of Burlington, Massachusetts
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Area:

From Boston:

Population (2007):

Voters:(April 2007)

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Tax Rate (FY08):

$9.60 residential; $26.30 commercial

Housing (2007):

Land Use:

20% commercial/business/industrial, 49% residential, 17% open space/recreational/vacant, 14% public facilities, (Land Use Element, Master Plan)

Transportation:

MBTA to Red Line at Alewife Station, to Cambridge and Boston. Ten minutes to Commuter Rail at Anderson RTC Station, Woburn. Local bus service and Routes 128, 3, 3A, and 62 located within town limits. MBTA service to Anderson RTC Station.

Government/Budget:

Selectmen/Town Administrator, Representative Town Meeting. Total Operating Budget FY07: $89.2M

Municipal Services:

MWRA Sewer, Town Water Supply - Mill Pond Reservoir and Vine Brook/Mill Pond Water Treatment Plants, weekly curbside trash collection and bi-weekly recycling. Leaf and yard waste curbside collection program twice/year. Household hazardous waste collection twice/year at a central location.

Business Associations:

Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce(BACC), Burlington Rotary, North Suburban Chamber of Commerce

Public Schools:

Four elementary (K-5), one middle (6-8), one high school, one technical high school (Billerica). Per pupil expenditure $12,081. (2006)

Private Schools:

Mt. Hope Christian Center School, Church of the Open Bible

Colleges/Universities:

Northeastern University Suburban Campus, Bay Path College

Day Care Centers:

13 commercial and 20 residential facilities

Police/Fire:

Fulltime 62 member police and 57 member fire departments.

Health Care Facilities:

Lahey Clinic, Harvard Community Health Center

Assisted Living Facilities:

Longmeadow Place, Sunrise

Places of Worship:

Nine Protestant, two Catholic, one Jewish, one Jehovah Witness, one Islamic

Clubs/Organizations:

Numerous social, civic, and professional organizations

Library/Museums:

29,000 sq. ft. library constructed in 1994 containing a collection of over 90,000 items (1999). Burlington Historical Museum.

Parks/Recreation:

12 parks/playgrounds, 8 tennis courts, 1 street hockey court, 5 basketball courts, 30 ball/ multi-purpose fields, 2 picnic areas, volleyball court, fishing area, football stadium and track, skate park, ice skating rink, a wading pool, and recreation center. Private swim and tennis club.

Shopping/Restaurants:

Burlington Mall, Middlesex Commons, Crossroads, Vine Brook Shopping Plazas and Wayside Commons. Numerous smaller shopping plazas and independent shops, as well as fine and casual dining. Demoulas, Roche Bros., Shaw and Trader Joe's Supermarkets

Entertainment:

10 complex cinema and Playhouse Theater. Numerous trips and tours sponsored by the Recreation Dept.

Hotels:

Marriott, Hilton Garden, Summerfield Suites, Homestead Village, Candlewood Suites, Staybridge Suites

Newspapers:

*Based on 2000 Federal Census

Daily Times Chronicle, Burlington Union (weekly)