Housing in Ward 8 at a glance
- Population
- about 2,259
- Housing units
- about 1,076
- Median gross rent
- $1,830 a monthBurlington: $1,649 (+11%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 5.4%Burlington: 41.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 78.3%
- Median year built
- 1954
Ward 8 is overwhelmingly a renters' ward: only 5.4% of households own, the lowest share of all eight Burlington wards and 36.1 points under the city. Rent is the highest too, $1,830, which is 11% above the citywide figure. Ward 1 comes closest at $1,780, while Ward 6 asks $1,580 and Ward 3 asks $1,570. Those neighbours have owner shares of 28.5%, 33.6% and 20.5%, all well above this ward. In Ward 8, the typical building dates to 1954, and 78.3% of homes predate 1980, the third-highest share in Burlington, so renters here live mostly in older buildings.
Questions about Ward 8
What is the median rent in Ward 8?
$1,830 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,649 in Burlington (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Ward 8 own or rent?
Most rent: 5.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 41.5% in Burlington (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
How old are the homes in Ward 8?
78.3% of housing units were built before 1980; the median year built is 1954 (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 1 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Burlington GIS, City Wards (2023 redistricting) (consulted 2026-11-02).
Sector boundaries: City Council wards, Maps: Wards, State Districts and Polling Places (City of Burlington).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Burlington as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Ward 8
The closest sectors of Burlington, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Burlington
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Ward 8. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Ward 8? Ask for your spot.