Lincoln, RI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,529 at the 2020 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence. Lincoln is part of the Providence metropolitan statistical area and the Greater Boston combined statistical area. Lincoln was settled in the 17th century as part of the Louisquisset grant, and several colonial stone-enders still exist in the town. Lincoln Woods State Park is located within the town. Limestone quarrying has occurred there since colonial times at the village of Lime Rock. Lincoln was a part of the town of Smithfield until 1871, when it was split off and named in honor of Abraham Lincoln. The ci…

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How Lincoln ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code02865

Area code401

Living in Lincoln

Housing in Lincoln

$555K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lincoln home is worth about $555,000, up 5.3% in a year, 8% above the Rhode Island typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market41

Sale-to-list102.4%

Sold in May18

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Safety in Lincoln

B

Safety Grade B

Lincoln reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Rhode Island has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lincoln sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Lincoln 1

Rhode Island 1.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Lincoln 10.4

Rhode Island 9.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Lincoln

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Lincoln’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Rhode Island’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictLincolnSchools8

Northern Lincoln Elem. BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 495 students Lincoln Central Elem. A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 416 students Saylesville Elementary BElementary · Grades K–5 · 312 students Lonsdale Elementary BElementary · Grades K–5 · 286 students Lincoln Middle School A-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 773 students Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E C+Middle · Grades 5–6 · 380 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within RI. Ratings are from neighbors.