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Lincoln, RI 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 Q3 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.

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

Lincoln, RI Housing Market Trends

With a population of 22,605, 8,304 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $539,377, real estate costs in Lincoln are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Rhode Island communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Lincoln, accounting for 58.39% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Lincoln include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 19.79%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.51%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.73%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Lincoln. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 67.60% of Lincoln's homes, and 55.14% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Lincoln built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Lincoln built between 1940-1969 ( 33.19%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 21.78%). There's also some housing in Lincoln built between 2000 and later ( 9.32%).

Lincoln Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Lincoln have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 81.27%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Lincoln house appreciation rate of 6.13%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Lincoln's appreciation rate, at 4.47%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Lincoln's appreciation rate has been 3.88%, which annualizes to a rate of 16.44%.

Relative to Rhode Island, our data show that Lincoln's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Rhode Island.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$539,377

Lincoln, RI Home Prices
> $1,388,000
$1,041,001 - $1,388,000
$694,001 - $1,041,000
$555,001 - $694,000
$416,001 - $555,000
$277,001 - $416,000
$139,001 - $277,000
$69,001 - $139,000
$0 - $69,000
2.1%
2.1%
0.9%
0.9%
13.5%
13.5%
20.2%
20.2%
27.1%
27.1%
24.3%
24.3%
9.8%
9.8%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Rhode island

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,304

Lincoln Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,647 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
67.6%
67.6%
32.4%
32.4%
6.6%
6.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
9.3%
9.3%
35.7%
35.7%
33.2%
33.2%
21.8%
21.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
58.4%
58.4%
4.7%
4.7%
19.8%
19.8%
16.5%
16.5%
0.6%
0.6%
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
3.1%
3.1%
9.9%
9.9%
27.1%
27.1%
41.0%
41.0%
14.2%
14.2%
4.7%
4.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes