With roughly 45,000 inhabitants, Burlington is the most populated city in Vermont and the Champlain Valley region.

Burlington is most well-known for being the home of both the University of Vermont and Champlain College.

UVM Medical Center, the largest hospital in the state is located downtown and Burlington International Airport is located just outside of the city limits.

GlobalFoundries operates a semiconductor chip manufacturing plant in nearby Essex Junction, which employs nearly 2,000.