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Lincoln is a small town of 1,787 people in Benton County, Missouri. It's about 64 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 83 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $802 a month.
1,787people
$143kTypical home
$802/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
245Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,787
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,883 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 64 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$899/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Low property crime (901 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to COU airport
- 97 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 581 mi to the ocean
- 292 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+59 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk