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Lincoln is a tiny town of 908 people in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It's about 39 miles from Helena, MT and 428 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $784 a month.
908people
$381kTypical home
$784/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
31"Snow
199Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 908
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 52 people per sq mi
- 428 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 39 mi to Helena, MT
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,402/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 13% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to HLN airport
- 232 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,574 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis and Clark County: R+6 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk