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Lincoln is a tiny town of 923 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It's about 74 miles from Lewiston, ME and 123 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $1k a month.
923people
$327kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
76"Snow
185Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 923
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 343 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Boston, MA
- 74 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,060/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Low property crime (978 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to LEB airport
- 74 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,670 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grafton County: D+20 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.