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Lincoln is a small town of 4,381 people in Burleigh County, North Dakota. It's about 5 miles from Bismarck, ND and 378 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $950 a month.
4,381people
$279kTypical home
$950/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
50"Snow
244Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,381
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,825 people per sq mi
- 378 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,759/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to BIS airport
- 383 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 230 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,690 ft
- 775 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burleigh County: R+43 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk