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Lincoln is a small town of 4,002 people in Bonneville County, Idaho. It's about 4 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 189 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,002people
$378kTypical home
$1,218/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
51"Snow
223Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,002
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,785 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 4 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,381/mo)
- Median rent $1,218/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (784 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 39% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to IDA airport
- 189 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 228 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,764 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bonneville County: R+45 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk