LincolnID
A town of 4,002.
Is Lincoln a good place to live?
Lincoln is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 7th of 58 graded towns in Idaho, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 69% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $378K, 4.7 years of the Idaho Falls metro’s $80K median household income. 36% of residents are under 18 in Lincoln, against 25% in Idaho’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 4 of Idaho’s 94 towns do worse.
Lincoln has grown 25% from 2010 to 2020
3,647 counted in 2010 and 4,556 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Lincoln grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Lincoln is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lincoln: who provides what
Lincoln is unincorporated, so Bonneville County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lincoln.
Lincoln has less tooth loss than most of Idaho and sends most of its workers to Idaho Falls and beyond.
Lincoln earns an A for health
Its widest gap with Idaho is tooth loss: 8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 16.2% statewide.
23% of Lincoln adults have high blood pressure. Lincoln beats the Idaho average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 6.6% of Lincoln adults have diabetes.
| Lincoln | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 73% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lincoln | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.4% | 6.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 60% | 70.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lincoln earns a B+ for schools
Its public schools are run by the Bonneville Joint District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 607 | A− |
| Elevate Academy East IdahoLargest public high schoolGrades 6–10 | Grades 6–10 | 333 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
Lincoln stands out in Idaho and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Lincoln has 496 jobs for its 1,990 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
1.7% of working residents work locally in Lincoln. Since 2013, Lincoln has added 271 jobs, to 496 in 2023. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Lincoln.
| Lincoln | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 23% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Idaho overall
Children under 18 are 36% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 6% of residents (17% statewide). The median age in Lincoln is 28.9 years. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Idaho.
| Lincoln | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 5.7% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 28.9 years | 35.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 25% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Lincoln | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.5% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.7% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.7% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.7% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.6% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.7% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.1% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lincoln
Lincoln has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 13°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Lincoln
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Lincoln sell for about $439K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lincoln
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln
About 3 of every 100 Lincoln residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
98% of working residents leave Lincoln for work
Where Lincoln’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lincoln
Lincoln is a census-designated place in Bonneville County, Idaho. The community is located just east of Idaho Falls, southwest of Iona and north of Ammon. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,556, up from 3,647 at the 2010 census. Lincoln has an area of 1.465 square miles (3.79 km2), all of it land.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,757 ft
- Area code
- 208
Lincoln’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Lincoln.
| Town | ID rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | #7 | A− | B | — | B+ | A |
| Ammon | #8 | A− | C | — | B+ | A |
| Idaho Falls | #37 | C+ | B− | C+ | C | B+ |
Lincoln and Ammon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lincoln with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln, ID a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Lincoln grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #7 of 58 in Idaho. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
Is Lincoln, ID expensive?
The typical home is worth about $378,000, 21% below the Idaho typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.