Living in Burlington, WI: Real Estate and Relocation Guide
Quick answer: Burlington is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, at the meeting of the White and Fox rivers. About 11,000 people live there. It sits 36 miles south of Milwaukee and 79 miles north of Chicago. This guide covers the city plus the Town of Spring Prairie and the Town of Lyons, because those 3 places share the Burlington Area School District. Three lakes sit inside that area: Browns, Bohners and Honey.
What this guide covers, and why
Burlington uses one ZIP code, 53105, and that ZIP covers far more ground than the Burlington area.
We drew our line at the school district instead. That is the line a buyer moving here actually lives with.
In this guide:
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City and Town of Burlington, Racine County
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Town of Spring Prairie, Walworth County
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Town of Lyons, Walworth County
Not in this guide:
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Wheatland and Randall, Kenosha County. Those feed Wheatland J1 and Randall J1 and belong to the .
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Rochester and Waterford, Racine County. A majority of Rochester addresses feed Waterford schools.
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Lake Ivanhoe, in the Town of Bloomfield. That area feeds Lake Geneva schools.
The Lyons situation, in plain terms
The Town of Lyons needs its own explanation, because a 53105 address there does not tell you which schools a house feeds.
Across the Lyons records in this study, about 55 percent fall in the Burlington Area School District and about 39 percent fall in Lake Geneva J1. A handful feed Lake Geneva-Genoa City or Elkhorn.
That is close to a coin flip. It changes by parcel. The street name does not tell you, and the mailing address does not tell you.
Lyons sits between Burlington and Lake Geneva, along Highway 36 and Sheridan Springs Road. Buyers shop it from both directions. Two houses a mile apart can feed 2 different districts.
What to do. Confirm the district for the exact parcel before you write an offer. Ask the listing agent for the district of record. Then check with the district office. Wisconsin school lines do not follow ZIP codes or town lines.
Lyons is in this guide because most of it feeds Burlington. The split is stated here so nobody assumes.
Where Burlington is
Burlington sits where the White River meets the Fox River. The city spans Racine and Walworth counties, with most of it in Racine County. The 2020 census counted 11,047 residents across 7.97 square miles.
The reports all 26 lakes on the same basis. It was called Foxville in the early 1800s. It took the name Burlington in 1839, after Burlington, Vermont. It incorporated as a village in 1886 and became a city in 1900.
Ten major highways pass through the area, along with the Canadian National Railway. Highways 11, 36, 83 and 142 all run through town.
| Destination | Approximate distance |
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| Lake Geneva | 14 miles |
| Racine | 25 miles |
| Milwaukee | 36 miles |
| Milwaukee Mitchell Airport | 40 miles |
| Chicago | 79 miles |
Well and septic records matter on township property, covered in our guide to . There is no public bus or train service in Burlington. The city maintains sidewalks downtown. Burlington Municipal Airport sits northwest of downtown and has no scheduled airline service. Owners commuting from Illinois can read .
The chocolate story, and what changed
Burlington was known as Chocolate City U.S.A. for almost 40 years. That story has changed, and a buyer moving here should have the current version.
How it started. Nestle opened a plant at 637 S. Pine Street in 1966. The city adopted the Chocolate City U.S.A. slogan in 1987 and launched ChocolateFest the same year, on Memorial Day weekend. The plant ran candy bars for decades. Nestle Crunch, 100 Grand, Buncha Crunch and Raisinets all came out of Burlington. The city mascot was Morsel the Moose. Hershey once sued the city over the slogan, arguing it sat too close to its own Chocolate Town U.S.A.
What changed. In 2018 Nestle sold its United States confectionery business to the Ferrero Group. The price was 2.8 billion dollars. The Burlington plant was not part of that sale. Nestle kept it for its baking lines.
In 2021 Nestle announced a 70 million dollar retooling. The plant moved from candy bars to Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. Candy bar production in Burlington ended. The plant still makes Toll House chocolate morsels alongside the dough. It employs roughly 400 people.
Public plant tours ended. Our latest covers current conditions across the wider region.
What it is called now. After 33 years, ChocolateFest was retired. The Memorial Day weekend festival is now the Burlington Jamboree, first held in 2024.
The city hired a branding firm. The new identity is built around its rivers, trails and lakes rather than chocolate. New signage was expected in the 2025 to 2026 window.
The short version. The plant is still here and still makes chocolate chips. But Burlington is no longer a candy bar town. The tours are gone, and the festival has a new name.
Schools
Burlington Area School District. The district serves about 3,284 students from prekindergarten through grade 12 across 8 schools.
Burlington High School is at 400 McCanna Parkway, grades 9 through 12, with roughly 1,000 students. The teams are the Demons and they play in the Southern Lakes Conference.
Nettie E. Karcher Middle School covers grades 7 and 8. District lines and property values are connected, as our guide to explains, and thin comparable sets are covered in our guide to .
One detail sets the district apart. It owns and runs WBSD 89.1 FM, a high school radio station staffed by students. It went on the air in April 1975 and still broadcasts from the high school.
The Community Learning Campus puts Gateway Technical College, an Aurora wellness center, YMCA Camp MacLean and Burlington High School on shared ground. How lake ownership types differ is set out in our .
Catholic Central High School at 148 McHenry Street is a private Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, grades 9 through 12. It was founded in 1920 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
The teams are the Hilltoppers, royal blue and white, in the Midwest Classic Conference.
The athletic record surprises people from outside Burlington. Catholic Central has won 57 state championships. That count includes titles from the WIAA and the former Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association. It is the seventh-most of any school in Wisconsin. Most came in a long run through the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The school displays them in a Hall of Champions.
The school fields football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, wrestling, soccer, tennis, track, cross country, swimming and trap shooting. Feeder schools include Burlington Catholic School, St. Francis de Sales Parish School and St. Andrews School.
That matters for a buyer in one specific way. Catholic Central is private, so it does not follow public district lines. A family in the Burlington district, the Lake Geneva district or a township district can send a student there.
Wisconsin open enrollment lets any Wisconsin student in 4K through grade 12 apply to a public district other than their own. The window runs February 2 through April 30 at 4 p.m. Late applications are not accepted. Either district can say no for reasons set in state law, and you can appeal to the state within 30 days. Families usually handle transportation. Details are at or (888) 245-2732.
The three lakes
Three lakes sit inside this guide's footprint. All 3 appear in our companion site's . Acreage and depth are Wisconsin DNR figures.
| Lake | Acres | Max depth | Where | Public access |
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| Browns Lake | 397 | 44 ft | Town of Burlington | County park, launch, lifeguarded beach |
| Bohners Lake | 135 | 30 ft | Town of Burlington | Public landing and beach |
| Honey Lake | 40 | 6 ft | Town of Spring Prairie | Carry-in only |
Browns Lake is the big one and the deepest. Einer Fischer County Park sits on the southeast shore. It has a boat launch and a sandy swimming beach with lifeguards from Memorial Day through late August, plus a beach house and picnic areas. There is a small admission fee. It appears in our companion site's guide to the .
Bohners Lake runs 135 acres at 30 feet, moderately clear and ringed with homes. A public boat landing sits on the north side off Lagoon Drive, with a public swimming beach. Good water for a kayak or a canoe. The reports all 26 lakes on the same basis.
Honey Lake has rules worth knowing before you tour. It is 40 acres and only 6 feet deep. The Honey Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District allows carry-in access at posted sites only. No trailers. No dollies. Boats go to the water by hand.
Internal combustion engines are prohibited on Honey Lake and on neighboring Tahoe and Del Monte lakes. Electric trolling motors are the only motors allowed. That makes it paddle water by design.
Thin lake sale counts affect comparable selection, covered in our guide to . Fishing across all 3 runs to panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike. Our companion site covers the region in its . How lake ownership types differ is set out in our .
Aurora health care in Burlington
Aurora runs both a hospital and outpatient clinics in Burlington. That pairing is uncommon in a city this size. It is one of the practical reasons people pick Burlington over a smaller town nearby.
Aurora Medical Center Burlington is the hospital. It was formerly Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington and is now part of Advocate Health. It is licensed for 123 beds and is the only hospital in Racine County outside the city of Racine.
The emergency department runs 24 hours a day with board-certified emergency physicians. It is a Level III Trauma Center and is stroke certified. It also uses Telestroke. That lets emergency staff conference with stroke specialists at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.
The hospital's vascular center has an interventional radiology lab, a diagnostic catheterization lab and an electrophysiology lab. Other services include a cancer clinic, obstetrics, an intensive care unit, inpatient and outpatient surgery, rehabilitation and therapy, diagnostic imaging and a pharmacy.
The hospital received an A Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in fall 2024. Our covers how this market sits inside the wider region.
Aurora Health Center Burlington is the outpatient clinic, and Aurora also operates a medical office building in the city plus a wellness center on the Community Learning Campus.
Aurora is also one of the larger employers in the area. Owners moving here from Illinois can read .
Work
Burlington's daytime population runs about 25 percent above its residential population. More people drive in to work than drive out.
The city counts over 300 businesses. Two business parks, Burlington Industrial Park and Burlington Manufacturing and Office Park, cover more than 150 acres combined.
Named employers include the Nestle plant at 637 S. Pine Street, Aurora Health and Lavelle Industries, a plastics manufacturer.
The Racine County Economic Development Corporation reports roughly 1 million workers within a 45-minute drive of the county.
Downtown and the rivers
Historic downtown Burlington runs along Pine Street and Chestnut Street, with local shops and restaurants and the Plaza Theater.
The White River and the Fox River meet in town.
Our companion site's covers downtown dining, shops and the riverfront in more detail.
Parks
The city runs a park system that a buyer will use more than they expect, because several of them anchor the trail network and the events calendar.
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Riverside Park at 517 Congress Street, current home of the Thursday farmers market
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Wehmhoff Square Park at 355 N. Pine Street, the downtown event green
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Wehmhoff Jucker Park, on the trail at Congress Street, near the
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Echo Veterans Memorial Park
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Devor Park, about 7.3 acres
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Cedar Park, about 3.3 acres, near the covered by our companion site
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Bushell Park, the east trailhead for the
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Sunset Park, on the trail connector route
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A dog park and Buchner Park
Our companion site's covers what is nearby each of them.
White River County Park sits outside the city and is run by Racine County. Park and trail access affects value, covered in our guide to .
The White River State Trail
The White River State Trail is a 19-mile crushed limestone rail trail running between Elkhorn in Walworth County and Dover in Racine County. It follows the old Milwaukee Road Racine and Southwestern line. Despite the name, it does not follow the White River.
Walworth and Racine counties operate it jointly. Our companion site covers regional trails in its .
Two things to know before you plan a ride.
First, the trail has a 2-mile gap through Burlington. The eastern leg runs about 8 miles from Bushell Park east to Vandenboom Road in Dover. The western leg starts off Spring Valley Road just west of the city and runs about 12 miles into Walworth County. Riders connecting the two use city streets and a bike lane.
Second, walking and running are free, but biking requires a state trail pass. Passes are sold through the Wisconsin DNR and at area vendors. Our companion site covers regional riding in its .
Trailhead parking sits at Spring Valley Road in Burlington, downtown Lyons just south of Highway 36, the village of Springfield off Highway 120, County Highway H in Elkhorn, and Vandenboom Road in Dover.
In Burlington the path crosses both rivers, runs beside city streets and passes through city parks. East of town it runs straight across open farmland. Our companion site covers regional riding in its .
The trail is open to walkers, joggers and cyclists in summer, and to snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter.
Racine County maintains over 100 miles of bike trails, and cross-country skiing is allowed on any of them. Our companion site covers the season in its .
Richard Bong State Recreation Area
Richard Bong State Recreation Area covers 4,515 acres about 8 miles southeast of Burlington on Highway 142, at 26313 Burlington Road in Kansasville.
It was named for Major Richard I. Bong, Wisconsin's leading air ace in World War II. The land was originally bought for a jet fighter air base. After those plans were dropped, local residents pushed to preserve it, and in 1974 it became the state's first recreation area.
Only about 280 acres, roughly 6 percent, are intensively developed. The rest is managed prairie and woodland. It is a recognized eBird hotspot with 254 species recorded. Our companion site's covers Wolf Lake and the regional waters.
What is there:
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Nearly 30 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and cross-country skiing
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Wolf Lake, with a boat ramp, a fishing pier and a swimming beach
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2 family campgrounds with 217 sites, 54 with electric hookups, plus 6 group sites for up to 225 campers
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Horseback trails, snowmobile parking, hunting areas, volleyball and horseshoes
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Winter sledding, cross-country skiing and ice fishing
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A visitor center and nature center with live animals and hands-on exhibits
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A Special Use Zone for model airplanes, rockets, hang gliders and hot air balloons, with advance permission required
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Accessible facilities including a fully accessible cabin, an observation ramp, a wheelchair sand rover at the beach and an accessible fishing pier
The park is open year round from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. A vehicle admission sticker is required. A state trail pass is required for cyclists, horseback riders and skiers 16 and older. Our companion site lists the region's .
ATV and off-highway riding
This is the part worth reading carefully if you own machines, because the rules are specific and the season is shorter than people assume.
Bong holds the only ATV trail system in southeastern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin DNR lists nearly 6.5 miles of ATV trail and nearly 8 miles of off-highway motorcycle trail, laid out in connected loops through woods and prairie. The surface mixes sand, gravel and dirt, with rock crawls, mud holes and fallen logs. Trails are one-way unless marked otherwise. Township acreage rules differ from city lots, covered in our .
The rules:
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ATVs and off-highway motorcycles must be registered before you arrive. There is no registration at the gate.
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Machines need a US Forest Service approved spark arrester, with a muffler not exceeding 96 decibels.
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Loops 1 and 2 open at 9 a.m. and close at sunset most of the year.
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During fall pheasant hunting season, mid-October through the first week of January, the loops do not open until 2 p.m.
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The ATV and off-highway motorcycle trails are closed most of March and April because of spring thaw.
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Availability is decided daily. Call (262) 878-5600 before you load the trailer. The recorded message is updated every day and trails can close mid-day on weather.
The park does not rent machines or gear. Trails are shared with hikers in places, with tight turns and limited sightlines. Buyers storing machines should confirm outbuilding and zoning rules, covered in .
Rustic Roads
Wisconsin designates scenic low-traffic routes as Rustic Roads, marked with brown and yellow signs. Four of them run in and around this guide's footprint, and 3 of those connect into a single loop.
| Road | Length | Surface | Where |
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| R-11 | 10.3 miles | Paved | East of Lake Geneva toward Lyons |
| R-2 | 7.9 miles | Paved | North from Burlington |
| R-12 | 5.7 miles | Paved | Lyons and Sheridan Springs |
| R-36 | 3.6 miles | Paved and unpaved | Cranberry and Berndt roads |
Rustic Road 2 runs north from Burlington along Honey Lake Road, Maple Lane, Heritage Road and Maple Drive, past . It is 7.9 miles, paved, and the only one of the 4 in Racine County. The state describes tree canopy, rolling fields, dairy farms, marshland and wildlife around the Wehmhoff Woodland Preserve.
Rustic Road 11 covers South Road, Steel Road, Spring Valley Road and Knob Hill Road, running between Highways 50 and 36. At 10.3 miles it is the longest of the group. The covers how this area sits inside the wider market. The state describes oak, maple and hickory woods, farm views and Kettle Moraine glacial terrain.
Rustic Road 12 covers Back Road, Sheridan Springs Road, Spring Valley Road and Church Street, also between Highways 50 and 36. It is 5.7 miles. It crosses the White River and runs through Lyons. The route passes hills, valleys, Kettle Moraine formations, pine and spruce plantings, a tamarack swamp and ponds. Lyons school district lines are covered earlier in this guide and in our .
Rustic Road 36 covers Cranberry Road and Berndt Road east of Highway 50, 3.6 miles, with paved and unpaved sections. It passes farmland, marshland and glacial knobs, near the . The state says early settlers harvested cranberries from the nearby marshes, which is where Cranberry Road got its name. Expect narrow and hilly stretches.
The loop. R-11, R-12 and R-36 connect directly to each other. Together they cover almost 20 miles of designated road and work as a 2 to 3 hour drive with stops. Adding R-2 north of Burlington extends it. Our companion site's covers stops along the way.
A fifth route, R-85, runs 2.5 miles in the Town of Spring Prairie along parts of Kearney Road near Sugar Creek. Spring Prairie carries the highest median in this footprint, covered in .
Before you drive them. The speed limit on an official Rustic Road is 45 mph. Expect bicycles, pedestrians and farm equipment. Our companion site covers the season in its . R-36 has unpaved sections that change after heavy rain. Do not park in private driveways or stop on blind hills and curves.
Our companion site covers the full set in its . Official route maps are at the .
One thing worth noticing for a buyer. R-11 and R-12 both run along Spring Valley Road, which is also where the White River State Trail trailhead sits. R-12 runs through Lyons on Sheridan Springs Road, one of the recurring addresses in the Lyons market. Country property in this area sits on roads the state has designated as scenic, and that does not change with a listing. What that is worth at resale is covered in .
The sits a short drive west, with the running through it. Our companion site also covers the .
Golf
Browns Lake Golf Course at 932 Browns Lake Drive, (262) 763-6065, is the public course in Burlington. It plays 18 holes at about 6,443 yards, par 72, with a course rating near 70 and a slope in the low 120s. It opened in the 1920s, which makes it one of the older courses in the area.
Two holes are worth knowing before you play.
Hole 12 is the signature. It is a par 3 played over the Fox River. The covers how this market sits inside the wider region.
Hole 4 is a 200-yard par 3 with a bunker cut in the shape of Andy Gump. Andy Gump was the lead character in The Gumps, a national comic strip created by Sidney Smith, who grew up in Burlington. The bunker is a hometown reference most visitors miss.
The course has a pro shop, a putting green, a chipping green with 2 bunkers, PGA instruction and the Fairway Cafe on site. How golf and lake amenities affect value is covered in our guide to .
Grand Geneva and the rest of the region's public golf sit about 20 minutes southwest on our companion site's .
Festivals and events
Burlington Jamboree runs Memorial Day weekend on the old ChocolateFest grounds. Admission is free. It carries carnival rides, games and food, a Lions Club main stage with live music every day, pig, goat and duck races, a 4-H petting zoo, Touch-A-Truck and bumper boats.
Experience Burlington Days and the Maxwell Street Market is the big downtown summer event. It centers on Wehmhoff Square Park at 355 N. Pine Street, with over 100 businesses taking part. The weekend carries the Maxwell Street Market, a Friends of the Library book sale, sidewalk sales, 2 car shows, street performers, an outdoor remote control racing track, a duck dash down the Fox River and 4 entertainment stages.
A Day in the Country Farmstand Crawl runs in September across area farmstands, listed with the region's .
The farmers market
The has run since 2008. It is held every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., May through September.
It ran for years at Wehmhoff Square in the historic district. It now runs at Riverside Park, 517 Congress Street, because of downtown construction.
Vendors carry produce, meat, cheese and dairy, bakery, honey, prepared food, crafts, wine and craft beer. There is live music each week. Our companion site lists the region's .
Payment runs on cash, credit and debit, or market tokens bought at the market booth and accepted by every vendor. The market also takes SNAP and EBT, swiped at the booth for tokens good on produce, meat, eggs, dairy, bread, honey and jam. WIC and senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers are accepted at authorized vendor booths.
Contact is (262) 210-6360. Our companion site's covers the rest of the local food scene.
St. Charles Fall Festival and Turkey Dinner is a long-running parish event on Kendall Street each September.
Hot ChocolateFest is the winter event, built around downtown businesses and restaurants.
The Chocolate City International Short Film Festival screens at the historic Plaza Theater downtown. Our companion site lists the area's .
The Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce maintains the working calendar, including the artisan and agricultural market at the Byways Center. Our companion site's covers the year-round scene. Amenity effects on value are covered in our guide to .
Seasons
Summer brings the lakes, the Jamboree, Burlington Days, the Thursday market and the county park beach at Browns. Our companion site's covers where to eat and what is open.
Fall brings the orchards, the farmstand crawl and Friday night football. Our companion site lists the area's .
Winter brings Hot ChocolateFest and ice fishing on Browns and Bohners, covered with the season in our companion site's . The is a short drive west.
Spring is short. Piers go in during April and May. Season affects timing, covered in our guide to .
What property costs
Here is the orientation. The detail sits in the 2 guides below.
All figures cover 460 closed sales from January 3, 2025 through September 15, 2026.
| Segment | Sold | Median |
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| Home off the water | 275 | $410,000 |
| Lake access home | 71 | $288,000 |
| Lakefront home | 17 | listed individually |
| Condominium | 40 | $225,000 to $271,250 |
| Vacant land | 42 | $34,000 to $154,950 |
By municipality, medians ran $517,500 in the Town of Spring Prairie, $435,000 in the Town of Lyons and $349,000 in Burlington. Longer-run regional figures sit in our .
Lakefront is reported as individual sales, not a median. The 17 sales across 3 lakes ran from $225,000 to $1,718,000, on frontage from 39 to 230 feet.
For property types and the lakes in detail, see . For values, speed and what to gather before listing, see .
Frequently asked questions
Where is Burlington, Wisconsin?
Burlington is a city in western Racine County where the White River meets the Fox River, about 36 miles south of Milwaukee and 79 miles north of Chicago. Lake Geneva is about 14 miles southwest. About 11,000 people live in the city.
What school district serves Burlington, WI?
The Burlington Area School District, which serves about 3,284 students from prekindergarten through grade 12 across 8 schools. Burlington High School is at 400 McCanna Parkway and Nettie E. Karcher Middle School covers grades 7 and 8. The district also reaches into the Towns of Spring Prairie and Lyons in Walworth County.
Does a Burlington address mean Burlington schools?
Not always. The 53105 ZIP code covers parts of 3 counties and several school districts. In the Town of Lyons, about 55 percent of addresses feed the Burlington Area School District and about 39 percent feed Lake Geneva J1. Wisconsin school boundaries do not follow ZIP codes or municipal lines, so confirm the district for the specific parcel before writing an offer.
What lakes are near Burlington, WI?
Three. Browns Lake at 397 acres and 44 feet deep in the Town of Burlington, Bohners Lake at 135 acres and 30 feet in the Town of Burlington, and Honey Lake at 40 acres and 6 feet in the Town of Spring Prairie. Browns has a county park with a lifeguarded beach, Bohners has a public landing and beach off Lagoon Drive, and Honey is carry-in access only.
Can you use a motorboat on Honey Lake?
No. Internal combustion engines are prohibited on Honey Lake and on neighboring Tahoe and Del Monte lakes. Electric trolling motors are the only motors allowed. The Honey Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District also limits launching to carry-in access at posted sites, with no trailers or dollies.
Is Burlington still Chocolate City?
Not the way it was. Burlington adopted the Chocolate City U.S.A. slogan in 1987 because of the Nestle plant at 637 S. Pine Street, which opened in 1966. Nestle sold its United States confectionery business to Ferrero in 2018 but kept the Burlington plant. In 2021 it spent 70 million dollars retooling the plant from candy bars to Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. The plant still makes Toll House chocolate morsels and employs about 400 people, but candy bar production ended and public tours are gone.
What happened to ChocolateFest in Burlington?
It was retired after 33 years and replaced by the Burlington Jamboree, first held in 2024 on the same Memorial Day weekend and the same grounds. Admission is free, with carnival rides, games, food, live music on a Lions Club main stage, pig, goat and duck races, a 4-H petting zoo and Touch-A-Truck.
What high schools are in Burlington, WI?
Burlington High School at 400 McCanna Parkway serves the Burlington Area School District, grades 9 through 12, with roughly 1,000 students. Catholic Central High School at 148 McHenry Street is a private Catholic high school founded in 1920, grades 9 through 12. Catholic Central has won 57 state championships across the WIAA and the former Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association, the seventh-most of any school in Wisconsin.
Does Burlington, WI have a hospital?
Yes. Aurora Medical Center Burlington is licensed for 123 beds and is the only hospital in Racine County outside the city of Racine. Its emergency department runs 24 hours a day, is a Level III Trauma Center and is stroke certified, with a Telestroke link to Aurora St. Luke's in Milwaukee. Aurora also operates an outpatient health center, a medical office building and a wellness center in the city.
When is the Burlington farmers market?
The Burlington Farmers Market runs every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., May through September. It has operated since 2008. It moved from Wehmhoff Square to Riverside Park at 517 Congress Street because of downtown construction. Vendors carry produce, meat, dairy, bakery, honey, prepared food, crafts, wine and craft beer, with live music each week. The market accepts cash, cards, market tokens, SNAP and EBT, and WIC and senior nutrition program vouchers.
Is there a golf course in Burlington, WI?
Yes. Browns Lake Golf Course at 932 Browns Lake Drive is a public 18-hole course playing about 6,443 yards at par 72. It opened in the 1920s. Hole 12 is a par 3 played over the Fox River, and hole 4 has a bunker cut in the shape of Andy Gump, from the comic strip created by Burlington native Sidney Smith. The course has a pro shop, practice greens, PGA instruction and the Fairway Cafe.
Where can you ride an ATV near Burlington, WI?
Richard Bong State Recreation Area, about 8 miles southeast on Highway 142, holds the only ATV trail system in southeastern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin DNR lists nearly 6.5 miles of ATV trail and nearly 8 miles of off-highway motorcycle trail. Machines must be registered before arriving and need a US Forest Service approved spark arrester with a muffler under 96 decibels. Loops open at 9 a.m. and close at sunset, but open at 2 p.m. during fall pheasant season from mid-October through early January, and the trails close most of March and April for spring thaw. Call (262) 878-5600 before you go, since availability is decided daily.
Do you need a pass for the White River State Trail?
Walking and running are free. Biking requires a Wisconsin state trail pass, sold through the DNR and at area vendors. The trail runs 19 miles on crushed limestone between Elkhorn and Dover, with a 2-mile gap through Burlington. Trailhead parking sits at Spring Valley Road in Burlington, downtown Lyons, Springfield off Highway 120, County Highway H in Elkhorn and Vandenboom Road in Dover.
What Rustic Roads are near Burlington, WI?
Four. Rustic Road 2 runs 7.9 paved miles north from Burlington along Honey Lake Road, Maple Lane, Heritage Road and Maple Drive, past the Wehmhoff Woodland Preserve. R-11 covers 10.3 miles on South, Steel, Spring Valley and Knob Hill roads. R-12 covers 5.7 miles on Back Road, Sheridan Springs Road, Spring Valley Road and Church Street, crossing the White River and running through Lyons. R-36 covers 3.6 miles on Cranberry and Berndt roads, with paved and unpaved sections. R-11, R-12 and R-36 connect into a loop of almost 20 miles. The speed limit on any Rustic Road is 45 mph.
Is there public transportation in Burlington, WI?
No. Burlington has no public bus or train service. Burlington Municipal Airport sits northwest of downtown with no scheduled airline service, so commercial flights run through Milwaukee Mitchell International, about 40 miles away, or Chicago O'Hare.
What does a home cost in Burlington, WI?
Across 460 closed sales from January 2025 through September 15, 2026, homes off the water sold at a $410,000 median and lake access homes at $288,000. Condominiums ran $225,000 to $271,250 and vacant land ran $34,000 to $154,950. By municipality, medians ran $517,500 in the Town of Spring Prairie, $435,000 in the Town of Lyons and $349,000 in Burlington.
Talk to someone who works this market
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