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39.95° N · 83.13° W · GEOID 3943792

Lincoln Village

Franklin County, Ohio · part of the Columbus, OH metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

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The short answer

Lincoln Village is home to 8,928 people. Median household income is $53,797 a year and median rent is $1,043 a month, 23.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $169,100, about 3.1x annual median household income.

The story in Lincoln Village is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 10.4% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 1.7%, a wider gap than in 91% of places its size. Also notable: Money left after rent is $42,600, against $51,700 in its closest peers.

48OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Lincoln Village scores better than 48% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 220th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%50
Economy 20%54
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%50
Education 10%4
Commute 10%79
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,043
24% below the median place
Median household income
$53,797
33% below the median place
Median home value
$169,100
47% below the median place
Unemployment
2.6%
46% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Lincoln Village

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Shelby, OH, Logan, OH and Steger, IL), home value growth here is higher: 10.4% a year against a typical 6.8% a year.
  • Work and commutingCompared with the 17 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Shelby, OH, Logan, OH and Steger, IL), unemployment here is lower: 2.6% against a typical 6.3%.
01

Moving to Lincoln Village

Franklin County loses about 9.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in49,123
Moved out58,702
Net−9,579

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Delaware County, OH4,1877,675−3,488
Fairfield County, OH3,2195,116−1,897
Licking County, OH2,6213,838−1,217
Union County, OH7772,097−1,320
Pickaway County, OH8641,795−931
Cuyahoga County, OH1,3651,102+263
Montgomery County, OH967811+156
Madison County, OH1,351

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$76K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Franklin County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Franklin County report $60,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $76,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$41,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,043 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,304 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $169,100.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 10.1% work from home; 1.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Shelby, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
26% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-9.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$59,972
15% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLincoln VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.3%26% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.4%23% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-9.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$59,97215% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$76,0308% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $1,304, 30% below the median place.

Lincoln Village23.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$41,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.3%
14% above the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
17% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$42,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lincoln Village, $1,043 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lincoln Village, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lincoln Village on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Shelby, OH9816.0% vs 23.3%$8,600Compare
Pana, IL9717.8% vs 23.3%n/aCompare
Bonne Terre, MO9716.7% vs 23.3%n/aCompare
Winchester, IN9617.3% vs 23.3%n/aCompare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,304
30% below the median place
Median home value1
$169,100
47% below the median place
Median year built1
1962
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLincoln VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,04324% below
Rent to income123.3%14% above
Property tax rate11.5%64% above
Home price to income13.1x17% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.55% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6021% below
HUD area median income4County figure$111,5004% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,51923% below
Median home value1$169,10047% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.2%0% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.4%0% below
Homeownership165.1%2% below
Renters paying 30%+148.3%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,30430% below
Vacant homes110.3%46% above
Median year built119621% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 17 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Unemployment1
2.6%
46% below the median place
Median household income1
$53,797
33% below the median place
Income per person1
$29,356
27% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute20 min −18%
Works from home10.1% −19%
Poverty rate11.7% +9%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLincoln VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$53,79733% below
Income per person1$29,35627% below
Unemployment12.6%46% below
Average annual pay6County figure$75,91315% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure791,805above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate111.7%9% above
Mean commute120 min18% below
Works from home110.1%19% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.6%86% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 11.5%, 64% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
11.5%
64% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.6%
159% above the median place
High school or higher1
85.1%
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad13.3% +50%
Household size2.5 −2%
Homes with broadband92.0% −0%
Median age38.8 −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLincoln VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,9284528th largest
Median age138.81% below
Bachelor's or higher111.5%64% below
High school or higher185.1%8% below
Household size12.52% below
Born abroad113.3%50% above
No health insurance116.6%159% above
Homes with broadband192.0%0% below
05

Life in Lincoln Village

The nearest National Park Service site is Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, about 41 miles away.

365 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.2 −78%
Playgrounds per 10k17.9 +90%
Grocery stores per 10k3.4 +58%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.9 +61%
Libraries per 10k1.1 +29%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi17.0 80.9×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Hopewell Culture National Historical Park 41 miles
  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument 44 miles
  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 52 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.9 +10%
Shops27.0 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.3 +10%
Child care centers4.1 +78%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
40.5
31% above the median place
Public schools12
381
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
194,754
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLincoln VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure381above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure194,754above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure18.118% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.910% above
Shops per 10k8County figure27.011% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.310% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.178% above
Parks per 10k92.278% below
Playgrounds per 10k917.990% above
Grocery stores per 10k93.458% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k917.961% above
Libraries per 10k91.129% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi917.0above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1040.531% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure365above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 98.9, 10% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lincoln Village. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
98.9
10% above the median place
Tornado risk14
98.4
21% above the median place
Good air days15
40.3%
41% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLincoln VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F2% below
January average low13County figure21°F16% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation13County figure41.1 in6% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.16% above
Hurricane risk14County figure49.730% below
Tornado risk14County figure98.421% above
Wildfire risk14County figure29.153% below
Heat wave risk14County figure98.910% above
Median air quality index15County figure5323% above
Good air days15County figure40.3%41% below
08

Lincoln Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Lincoln Village does better than 47% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 77%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,043/mo (2024)$1,330/mo$1,090 to $1,630/mo+4.2%
Median household income$53,797 (2024)$67,500$57,000 to $79,500+3.8%
Median home value$169,100 (2024)$248,000$180,000 to $341,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lincoln Village

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Mineral Wells, TX$1,077$55,929Compare
Martinsville, IN$983$60,177Compare
South Bay, FL$1,085$51,417Compare
Gatesville, TX$1,007$57,217Compare
Gatesville, TXSouth Bay, FLMartinsville, INMineral Wells, TXLincoln Village, OHLincoln VillageMineral WellsMartinsvilleSouth BayGatesvilleLincoln VillageMineral WellsMartinsvilleSouth BayGatesville

Places built like Lincoln Village

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Lincoln Village performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Lincoln Village, OH23.3%1.7%/yrn/a
Shelby, OH16.0%5.1%/yr-0.5%Compare
Logan, OH15.1%8.7%/yr-1.9%Compare
Steger, IL19.4%6.3%/yr-2.6%Compare
Pana, IL17.8%-1.6%/yr-3.5%Compare
Wood River, IL17.9%6.0%/yr-2.1%Compare
Harrisburg, IL21.0%4.3%/yr-4.3%Compare

Common questions

Is Lincoln Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 48 out of 100, better than 48% of the places we rate and 220th of 290 in Ohio. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Shelby, OH, Logan, OH and Steger, IL), home value growth here is higher: 10.4% a year against a typical 6.8% a year. Compared with the 17 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Shelby, OH, Logan, OH and Steger, IL), unemployment here is lower: 2.6% against a typical 6.3%. On cost, space and class size it scores 45 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lincoln Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $169,100.

What salary do you need to live in Lincoln Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lincoln Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mineral Wells, TX, Martinsville, IN, South Bay, FL and Gatesville, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lincoln Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lincoln Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lincoln-village-ohio

Citytistics. “Lincoln Village, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lincoln-village-ohio/

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