Burlington is the largest city in Alamance County, with its western outskirts in Guilford County, located along I-40/I-85 between the Triangle and Greensboro. It had 57,303 residents at the 2020 census.
Burlington began in 1857 as Company Shops, a maintenance village for the North Carolina Railroad, and took the name Burlington in the 1880s before incorporating as a city in 1893. Textiles were the dominant local industry for much of the 20th century.
Burlington City Park is home to a restored Dentzel menagerie carousel, and the area's parks include Cedarock Park, Great Bend Park and sections of the Haw River Trail. Elon University is in the neighboring town of Elon.
I-40/I-85 and US 70 run through Burlington, and Amtrak trains stop at the Burlington station. The Alamance County portion is served by the Alamance-Burlington School System and the Guilford County portion by Guilford County Schools; confirm the assignment for any address with the district.
As of November 2026, about 200 homes are for sale with a Burlington address, from roughly $90,000 to about $1.7 million. The average list price is around $371,000 for about 1,880 square feet.
Figures come from current MLS listings on this site, are rounded and change daily.
Burlington neighborhoods on the market include Fairview Estates, The Villas at Weybridge, Ingle Park Gardens and Alamance Hills, along with older in-town homes and condos.
Scott Hoffman and The Hoffman Realty Group at Keller Williams Legacy help buyers and sellers in Burlington and across the Triangle, with more than 30 years of experience and more than 780 listings sold.
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Burlington offers a wide range of home prices, city parks, Amtrak service and I-40/I-85 access between the Triangle and the Triad.
As of November 2026, Burlington homes for sale average about $371,000, ranging from roughly $90,000 to $1.7 million. Search current listings below for today's prices.
Photo credits: Burlington train station: photo by Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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