{"id":28843,"date":"2021-03-29T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T02:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iqiglobal.com\/blog\/?p=28843"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:14:25","slug":"fantastic-reasons-to-live-in-burlington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqiglobal.com\/blog\/fantastic-reasons-to-live-in-burlington\/","title":{"rendered":"4 fantastic reasons why you should consider living in Burlington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Burlington has been ranked FIRST<\/strong> place as Maclean’s Best Canadian Cities to Live in 2019. It is also one of the Top 10 cities in Canada. With strong employment numbers, with regional unemployment rate in 2019 at 4.7%, its natural environment is ideally located for economic development and living. <\/p>\n

Why this place can be the #1? Here are the reasons why you should consider purchasing a home in Burlington, a picturesque city in Vermont.<\/p>\n

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1. Low Crime Rate<\/h5>\n

Crime rate is something that many immigrants or retirees are concerned about. Feeling safe is a basic human need and Burlington is known for being and feeling safe! <\/p>\n

Ranked as “Maclean’s Best Canadian Cities to Live 2019”, Burlington is a city with a low crime rate with its “Crime Severity Index 5-year average” is 25.<\/p>\n

Halton Region, which Burlington is a part of, has the lowest crime severity index in all Canadian municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more for the 14th<\/sup> straight year – according to Canadian statistics. Did you know that the crime rate in Burlington is decreasing year-by-year?<\/p>\n

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Crime rate in Burlington by FBI’s UCR Program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Burlington’s crime rate has declined to 12.84% in 2018, from 33.11% in 2017. Until 2021, according to the website and online database of U.S. neighbourhood analytics NeighborhoodScout<\/a> showed a 32.35% (per 1,000 residents) crime rate in Burlington.<\/p>\n

With these indexes, Halton Regional Police Services Chief of Police Steven Tanner<\/a><\/strong> is extremely proud of and mentioned that polices had the highest Clearance Rate since 2014. Due to the work of frontline officers and staff to the support of residents they serve, Burlington residents feel safe walking alone at night and day and live more carefree without worrying about various crimes, according to Numbeo<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Neighbourhood with fantastic schools<\/h5>\n

Burlington offers a lot of fantastic schools with a high-quality education system, which is one of the reason to make the city ranked number ONE<\/strong> for Best Community in Canada 2019 by Maclean’s magazine, as well as the THIRD<\/strong> best city to raise a family in by Money Sense Magazine.<\/p>\n

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In Burlington, public elementary and secondary schools are divided into 4 categories, based on the main teaching language and religious background. Among them, Halton District School Broad has been one of the most popular school boards in Ontario, with 87 elementary schools and 18 secondary schools.<\/p>\n

Overall, the schools’ environment and teachers’ quality are high; this is the reason why Burlington’s schools have a high rating in Fraser Institute<\/strong><\/a>’s school rankings in 2020, even though the ranking is not as high compared to other big cities like Toronto and North York.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Burlington Elementary School Ranking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Burlington High School Ranking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For public facilities, there are 9 libraries in the city. Other than elementary and secondary schools, the government also has a strong focus on pre-school education<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The city also runs Early Years Centre<\/strong>, where they have a free recreational playground with creative activities and games for infants and toddlers. Now we can know why Burlington has been named “the best city for kids to grow up in Canada”.<\/p>\n

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3. Variety of outdoor amenities<\/h5>\n

Burlington has an ideal location located between Niagara Falls and Toronto, so it is not far to travel with convenient transport. The city is well served by 3 GO Train stations, residents can reach Toronto downtown within 30 minutes.<\/p>\n