Living in Lincolnton, GA
Lincolnton is a small town of 1,768 people in Lincoln County, Georgia. It's about 37 miles from Augusta, GA and 112 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $734 a month.
1,768people
$207kTypical home
$734/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,768
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 503 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 37 mi to Augusta, GA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,306/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to AGS airport
- 113 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+45 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk