Why does Lincoln Township grade so well?
Because it does well by almost any measure. Lincoln Township earns an A+, 3rd of 697 graded towns in Michigan. Homes are within reach, about $194K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Midland metro’s $78K median household income, and its schools outperform 87% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in health. Only 66 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. 25% of residents are 65 or older in Lincoln Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. The biggest place to walk is Averill Reserve, 72 acres with 1.1 miles of trail.
What makes Lincoln Township stand out
Where Lincoln Township beats most towns.
98% 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 | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit | 5.2 mi | 3,017 |
| 2. Averill Reserve | 1.1 mi | 72 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lincoln Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Lincoln Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Lincoln Township grew to 467 in 2021, 307 more than in 2011. The median household income in Lincoln Township is $91,000.
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Lincoln Township is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
The nearest emergency room, Mymichigan Medical Center Gladwin, is 20.8 miles away in a straight line.
Lincoln Township beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Lincoln Township.
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Lincoln Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Lincoln Township since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lincoln Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lincoln Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Lincoln Township’s median age is 45.4 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Lincoln Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
USS Edson and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lincoln Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumUSS Edson
7 mi GardenDow Gardens
7 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
23 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
27 mi TheatreTemple Theatre27 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Lincoln Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln Township
About 2 of every 100 Lincoln Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Lincoln Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Lincoln Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,497 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 640 ft
Lincoln Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lincoln Township.
At #3 in MI, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Larkin Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | #3 | A+ | A | — | A | B+ |
| Midland | #65 | A | B− | B+ | A | A− |
| Larkin Township | #40 | A | B− | — | A | A− |
| Jerome Township | #452 | C+ | B | — | B | B |
| Sanford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hope Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
Hope Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln Township, Larkin Township, Jerome Township and Hope Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sanford 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?
Yes, by almost any measure. Lincoln Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #3 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
Is Lincoln Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.