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Lincoln is a tiny town of 225 people in Alcona County, Michigan. It's about 79 miles from Bay City, MI and 160 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $732 a month.
225people
$144kTypical home
$732/moRent
74° / 26°Summer / winter
52"Snow
175Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 225
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 273 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Detroit, MI
- 79 mi to Bay City, MI
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$907/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 17% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to APN airport
- 163 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 427 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alcona County: R+42 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.