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Lincoln is a mid-size city of 52,956 people in Placer County, California. It's about 23 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $651k and rent runs about $2k a month.
52,956people
$651kTypical home
$2,090/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 52,956
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,159 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 23 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $651k (≈$4,105/mo)
- Median rent $2,090/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SMF airport
- 20 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 148 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,248 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 533 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk