City of Burbank

QUALITY OF LIFE

Burbank is one of America’s Best Communities for Young People as declared by America’s Promise Alliance, the nations largest alliance dedicated to children and youth. Burbank is the only city in Los Angeles County to be named to the list.

Education

Burbank Unified School District schools are honored as “Distinguished” by the State of California. Total enrollment is 15,000 on 17 campuses. Burbank also offers seven private and parochial schools, as well as Woodbury University and University of Phoenix.

Weather

Burbank’s temperate climate makes year-round recreation a reality.

Average year-round temperature:
63°F
Annual rainfall:
12 inches

61%
Leisure
•23 parks and recreational facilities, playing fields, a tennis center, a nature center, and more
•27-hole DeBell golf course with spectacular views of the Valley
•75-acre Los Angeles Equestrian Center with stabling facilities, a 3,500 fixed-seat arena and 50 miles of horse trails in adjacent Griffith Park
•Starlight Bowl, the San Fernando Valley’s premier amphitheater for performing arts
•Live theatrical performance spaces, The Colony Theater & Falcon Theater
•Verdugo Mountains hiking trails
•Pickwick Ice Center ice rink and bowling alley
•Three recreation centers devoted to seniors

Police/Fire

Regional Adjacencies

Centrally located in the Los Angeles metropolis, Burbank is close to many of the stellar attractions that make the region famous.

Beach: 24 miles Big Bear/Mountain High ski resorts: 105 miles Disneyland: 38 miles Dodger Stadium: 11 miles Gene Autry National Center: 2 miles Hollywood: 7 miles J. Paul Getty Museum: 16 miles LA Zoo & Griffith Park: 3 miles Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills: 22 miles Staples Center: 13 miles Universal Studios: 5 miles Burbank to Las Vegas: Less than 1 hour flight Palm Springs: 2 hour drive