Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$651,000
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$2,090/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Sacramento 38%
Lincoln
Placer County52,956 residentsWestern Placer Unified
60
C
Suburbgrade score
10th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by commute & transport.
60
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lincoln is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lincoln against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency79th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.8
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate88%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index108
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.92%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.25%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute29.8 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés62
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks46
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$111,990
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment4.2%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations49%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lincoln on commute & transport
Lincoln's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
La Riviera21 mi from LincolnB 60 C Auburn12 mi from LincolnB 57 C− Sacramento23 mi from LincolnB− 58 C Arden-Arcade20 mi from LincolnB− 55 C− Granite Bay10 mi from LincolnC+ 62 C Folsom17 mi from LincolnC+ 65 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lincoln
Is Lincoln, CA a good place to live?
Lincoln scores 60 out of 100, 10th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lincoln expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $651,000, 10% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.92%. $2,090/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lincoln?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Lincoln sit at the 79th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 22.8 student–teacher ratio. Lincoln is served by Western Placer Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lincoln?
The mean commute is 29.8 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lincoln?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 62 restaurants and cafés and 46 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Lincoln old or new?
The median home in Lincoln was built in 2005 — newer than the Sacramento median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 94% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.