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Lincoln is a small town of 2,954 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 39 miles from Bangor, ME and 244 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $658 a month.
2,954people
$142kTypical home
$658/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
86"Snow
205Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,954
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 398 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Boston, MA
- 39 mi to Bangor, ME
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$896/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 15% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BGR airport
- 148 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 70 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Penobscot County: R+11 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk