Burr Oaks

Madison, WI

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Burr Oaks - Madison, WI Area Guide

An affordable locale with easy access to parks, downtown, and more

Affordable Convenient Outdoors Diverse Great Location

Burr Oaks is a small predominantly residential neighborhood about three miles south of Downtown Madison. Burr Oaks offers affordable rentals in a variety of styles from cozy houses to charming mid-rise apartments. The neighborhood has a few small businesses, a library, and one large shopping center, Villager Shopping Center. Conveniently, Burr Oaks residents don’t have to go far for more shopping, dining, and entertainment options. Great for nature lovers, several large parks and lakes are near Burr Oaks including the Turville Point Conservation Park, Lake Wingra, Vilas Park, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. The Alliant Energy Center, a massive event complex that houses everything from monster truck shows to concerts to comic conventions, is less than 10 minutes away from Burr Oaks. The neighborhood is also proximate to Edgewood College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Downtown Madison. U.S. Highway 151 and 18 make traveling to this popular destination in Madison easy.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Burr Oaks is $806 for a studio, $1,003 for one bedroom, $953 for two bedrooms, and $2,036 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Burr Oaks has increased by 4.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 336 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $806/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 577 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,003/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 724 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $953/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,125 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,036/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

30 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Henry Vilas Zoo
  • Turville Point Park
  • Knollwood Conservation Park
  • UW Zoological Museum
  • UW-Madison Geology Museum

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Dane County Regional/Truax Field

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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.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.