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Burbank, IL Area Guide

Local restaurants are thriving just south of Chicago’s airport

Accessible Urban Walkable Great Schools Parks

The city of Burbank sits about 14 miles southwest of Downtown Chicago with unbeatable access to the Chicago Midway International Airport, located just three miles north of town. Burbank is south of an industrial area in Bedford Park and north of the Chicago Ridge Mall in Oak Lawn, but the city of Burbank itself is urban, filled with populated residential streets, convenient amenities, and local businesses.

Burbank offers residents excellent public and private schools like Reavis High School. Families love the school district and the access to community parks and family-friendly fun like the Burbank Water Park. Though this suburb of Chicago is mainly residential, there are unique businesses around town, like the Maple N Jams Café, offering unbeatable breakfast and lunch classics and Chuck’s Southern Comforts Café, serving up the best of slow-cooked BBQ in Burbank.

Rent Trends

As of March 2026, the average apartment rent in Burbank, IL is $1,206 for one bedroom, and $1,383 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Burbank has increased by 5.0% in the past year.

Property Type
Average Rent
Average Sq Ft
Apartment
$1,206/month
170 Sq Ft
House
$2,945/month
1,595 Sq Ft
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Getting Around

Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Burbank, IL is for everyday living.

Very Walkable

74 / 100

If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

Minimal Transit

2 / 100

You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

Bikeable

50 / 100

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Schools

Liberty Junior High School

Public

Grades 6-8

A E R O Educational Center

Public

Grades K-12

Reavis High School

Public

Grades 9-12

A E R O Educational Center

Public

Grades K-12

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Children's Museum in Oak Lawn
  • Marquette Park
  • Buffalo Woods
  • Dan Ryan Woods
  • Mt. Greenwood Park

Airports

  • Chicago Midway International
  • Chicago O'Hare International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.