Interesting Facts
- Lincoln enjoys one of the lowest electric rates in the country.
- For cities with 250,000 to 500,000 residents, Lincoln has the ninth largest percentage of working creative professionals.
- Lincoln’s air quality is consistently graded “A” by the American Lung Association.
- The Lied Center for the Performing Arts is considered one of the top cultural venues in the Midwest.
- The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery boasts one of the top twentieth century American art collections in the United States.
- Lincoln is less than three hours from anywhere in the United States via direct flight.
- Lincoln’s school system has been ranked among the nation’s top five school districts by Expansion Management Magazine.
- Lincoln has one of the nation’s highest rates of high school graduation among residents 25 years old and over (94.3%).
- Lincoln was one of the first communities to institute a comprehensive smoking ban in all public places.
- There are 18 recreational lakes and reservoirs within ten miles of Lincoln.