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Lincoln, MA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Lincoln, MA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 6,855, 2,563 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,628,502, Lincoln house prices are not only among the most expensive in Massachusetts, Lincoln real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Lincoln, accounting for 58.46% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Lincoln include row houses and other attached homes ( 21.23%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.80%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.51%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Lincoln are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 63.69% owning and 36.31% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Lincoln's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 30.39% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Lincoln include homes built between 2000 and later ( 28.40%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 26.60%). There's also some housing in Lincoln built before 1939 ( 14.61%).

Lincoln Home Appreciation Rates

Lincoln's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Lincoln during the period has been just 5.29%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Lincoln's appreciation rate, at 6.13%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Lincoln's appreciation rate has been 1.11%, which annualizes to a rate of 4.52%.

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Lincoln's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$1,628,502

Lincoln Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$4,524 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
63.7%
63.7%
36.3%
36.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.7%
5.7%
94.3%
94.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
28.4%
28.4%
26.6%
26.6%
30.4%
30.4%
14.6%
14.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
58.5%
58.5%
21.2%
21.2%
7.5%
7.5%
12.8%
12.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
8.4%
8.4%
23.2%
23.2%
30.8%
30.8%
27.0%
27.0%
10.6%
10.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes