Lincoln TownshipMI
A town of 14,814. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?
Lincoln Township grades B+ overall, 208th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 92% of Michigan towns and it is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 66% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $299K for a typical one and 4.6 times the Niles metro’s $65K median household income. 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lincoln Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Lincoln Charter Township Park, at 75 acres.
What makes Lincoln Township stand out
Where Lincoln Township beats most towns.
89% of working residents leave Lincoln Township for work
Where Lincoln Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Lincoln Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Lincoln Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lincoln Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln Township, and how to reach them.
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 Township.
Lincoln Township has less food insecurity than most of Michigan and sees little violent crime.
For schools, Lincoln Township earns an A
Its public schools are run by the Lakeshore School District. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 690 | A |
| Lakeshore High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 843 | A |
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 412 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Conserved land covers 10.3% of Lincoln Township
11 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Lincoln Township’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lincoln Charter Township Park | 0.9 mi | 75 |
| 2. Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve | — | 50 |
| 3. Township Park | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For health, Lincoln Township earns an A−
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 9% of its 10,626 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
15% of Lincoln Township adults report frequent mental distress. Lincoln Township beats the Michigan average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of Lincoln Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Lincoln Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lincoln Township for work: only 11% work in town. The average trip to work in Lincoln Township is 19 minutes. Since 2011, Lincoln Township has added 680 jobs, to 3,399 in 2021.
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
For safety, Lincoln Township earns a B+
Violent crime is rare: 13 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lincoln Township
Lincoln Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 20° and about 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Lincoln Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lincoln Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Notre Dame Stadium and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lincoln Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
30 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
8 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
26 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
19 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
27 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Lincoln Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln Township
About 4 of every 100 Lincoln Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Lincoln Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lincoln Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Royalton Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | #208 | B+ | C | B+ | A | A− |
| Lake Township | #312 | B | C− | — | A | B |
| St. Joseph Township | #369 | B− | C | B | B+ | B |
| Shoreham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Royalton Township | #267 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
Lake Township and Royalton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Shoreham isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lincoln Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Lincoln Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #208 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Lincoln Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.