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41.75° N · 87.92° W · GEOID 1709980

Burr Ridge

Cook County, Illinois · part of the Chicago, IL metro

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The short answer

Burr Ridge is home to 11,141 people. Median household income is $156,829 a year and median rent is $3,501 a month, 26.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $700,400, about 4.5x annual median household income.

The story in Burr Ridge is how fast things are changing. Rent took 17% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 26.8% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 0.6 points on average, so affordability slipped more here. Also notable: Home value growth is 0.4% a year, against 5.5% a year in its closest peers.

67OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Burr Ridge scores better than 67% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 167th of 335 in Illinois.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%23
Economy 20%87
Safety 20%81
Amenities 15%39
Education 10%93
Commute 10%26
Growth 5%9
Median gross rent
$3,501
156% above the median place
Median household income
$156,829
95% above the median place
Median home value
$700,400
119% above the median place
Unemployment
3.4%
30% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Burr Ridge

  • AffordabilityHigh pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 93% of places we track, yet 82% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.
  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Inverness, IL, Oak Brook, IL and Lake Barrington, IL), household income growth here is lower: -0.3% a year against a typical 3.7% a year.
01

Moving to Burr Ridge

Cook County loses about 10.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in120,387
Moved out162,651
Net−42,264

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

DuPage County, IL12,39919,059−6,660
Will County, IL7,54812,890−5,342
Lake County, IL7,32311,713−4,390
Lake County, IN4,7308,061−3,331
Kane County, IL4,2357,041−2,806
McHenry County, IL1,8464,112−2,266
Los Angeles County, CA2,0592,538−479
Maricopa County, AZ1,6782,643−965

Within Illinois, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IllinoisOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$85K
Leavers$118K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cook County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cook County report $85,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $117,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$140,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,501 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,896 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $700,400.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 28.6% work from home; 11.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Woodbury, NY matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.4%
42% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-10.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$117,738
68% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBurr RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.4%42% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%10% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-10.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$85,47021% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$117,73868% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is about 75% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Burr Ridge26.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$140,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.8%
31% above the median place
Home price to income
4.5x
18% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$112,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Burr Ridge, $3,501 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Burr Ridge, but easier on the budget

Places that match Burr Ridge on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Woodbury, NY8120.8% vs 26.8%$31,300Compare
North Star, DE8111.8% vs 26.8%$19,800Compare
Bainbridge, OH8018.6% vs 26.8%$8,400Compare
The Village of Indian Hill, OH7913.7% vs 26.8%$96,300Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
82.2%
63% above the median place
Homeownership1
94.0%
42% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,896
108% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBurr RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,501156% above
Rent to income126.8%31% above
Home price to income14.5x18% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.63% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,01125% above
HUD area median income4County figure$121,50013% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$700,400119% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.5%73% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure41.6%19% below
Homeownership194.0%42% above
Renters paying 30%+182.2%63% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,896108% above
Vacant homes16.0%14% below
Median year built119901% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $100,503, 151% above the median place.

Income per person1
$100,503
151% above the median place
Poverty rate1
3.9%
64% below the median place
Works from home1
28.6%
130% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$156,829 +95%
Unemployment3.4% −30%
Mean commute29 min +17%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBurr RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$156,82995% above
Income per person1$100,503151% above
Unemployment13.4%30% below
Average annual pay6County figure$90,47737% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure2,594,810above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate13.9%64% below
Mean commute129 min17% above
Works from home128.6%130% above
Commutes by transit1County figure11.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 56.9, 46% above the median place.

Median age1
56.9
46% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.1%
67% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
66.6%
108% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.8% +5%
Born abroad23.6% 2.7×
Homes with broadband93.8% +2%
Household size2.4 −3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBurr RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population111,1413783rd largest
Population change since 20207-0.0%below (median 1.1%)
Median age156.946% above
Bachelor's or higher166.6%108% above
High school or higher196.8%5% above
Household size12.43% below
Born abroad123.6%167% above
No health insurance12.1%67% below
Homes with broadband193.8%2% above
05

Life in Burr Ridge

The nearest National Park Service site is Pullman National Historical Park, about 16 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1956. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 57 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Vial, Robert, House listed 2007

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents26.9 2.6×
Playgrounds per 10k28.7 3.1×
Grocery stores per 10k0.9 −58%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.1 +53%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.3 +29%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Pullman National Historical Park 16 miles
  • Indiana Dunes National Park 42 miles
  • Ice Age Trail 148 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.6 +13%
Shops26.2 −14%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.6 +17%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher14
10.9
29% below the median place
Public school students14
1,254
74% below the median place
Public schools14
4
56% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureBurr RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14456% below
Public school students141,25474% below
Students per teacher1410.929% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure23.613% above
Shops per 10k9County figure26.214% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure23.617% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k1026.9165% above
Playgrounds per 10k1028.7205% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.958% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1017.153% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.329% above
Nearest National Park Service site1116.447% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1120% above
National Register listings12192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 63, 67% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
63
67% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
678
44% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk16
100.0
23% above the median place
Heat wave risk16
99.8
11% above the median place
Natural hazard risk16
100.0
8% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBurr RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure84°F4% below
January average low15County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature15County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation15County figure38.3 in13% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure100.08% above
Hurricane risk16County figure48.931% below
Tornado risk16County figure100.023% above
Wildfire risk16County figure55.89% below
Heat wave risk16County figure99.811% above
Median air quality index17County figure5323% above
Good air days17County figure40.8%40% below
08

Burr Ridge in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, up from 27% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Burr Ridge does better than 24% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 0%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,501/mo (2024)$4,600/mo$3,780 to $5,610/mo+4.7%
Median household income$156,829 (2024)$194,500$164,000 to $230,000+3.6%
Median home value$700,400 (2024)$928,000$674,000 to $1,279,000+4.8%
Population11,179 (2025)11,27010,810 to 11,750+0.2%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Burr Ridge

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lake Barrington, IL$3,501$141,958Compare
Melville, NY$3,501$159,922Compare
Rancho Murieta, CA$3,333$140,061Compare
Inverness, IL$3,501$207,434Compare
Inverness, ILRancho Murieta, CAMelville, NYLake Barrington, ILBurr Ridge, ILBurr RidgeLake BarringtonMelvilleRancho MurietaInvernessBurr RidgeLake BarringtonMelvilleInverness

Places built like Burr Ridge

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Burr Ridge performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Burr Ridge, IL26.8%-0.3%/yr-0.0%
Inverness, IL20.3%1.5%/yr-2.7%Compare
Oak Brook, IL17.7%4.5%/yr0.3%Compare
Lake Barrington, IL29.6%5.0%/yr0.6%Compare
Paradise Valley, AZ17.0%3.2%/yr-3.2%Compare
El Granada, CA11.4%6.1%/yrn/aCompare
Gold River, CA16.8%8.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Burr Ridge a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 67 out of 100, better than 67% of the places we rate and 167th of 335 in Illinois. High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 93% of places we track, yet 82% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Inverness, IL, Oak Brook, IL and Lake Barrington, IL), household income growth here is lower: -0.3% a year against a typical 3.7% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Burr Ridge expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $700,400.

What salary do you need to live in Burr Ridge?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $140,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Burr Ridge safe?

There were 63 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Burr Ridge?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lake Barrington, IL, Melville, NY, Rancho Murieta, CA and Inverness, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Burr Ridge with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Burr Ridge itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/burr-ridge-illinois

Citytistics. “Burr Ridge, Illinois.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/burr-ridge-illinois/

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