When someone says “Lincoln” around Fredericton they could mean one of three different places, in two different municipalities, with tax rates that differ by more than double. This page sorts that out, because getting it wrong costs real money.
Three things called Lincoln
| Which Lincoln | What it is now |
|---|---|
| Lincoln proper | Was the local service district of the Parish of Lincoln. Ceased to exist as an LSD on 1 January 2023 and was annexed by the Town of Oromocto, becoming Ward 4 with two councillors. 2021 Census population 2,441. |
| Part of Lincoln inside Fredericton | The City has included parts of Lincoln since the 1973 amalgamation, alongside Nashwaaksis, Marysville, Barker’s Point and Silverwood. |
| Lincoln Heights | A Fredericton neighbourhood, distinct from Lincoln proper. The City runs Lincoln Heights Park at 273 Adams Street and a Lincoln Heights playground. |
The City’s own transit plan draws the distinction plainly: Lincoln Heights is “relatively densely populated”, whereas the Lincoln route along Lincoln Road has “low residential density and [is] primarily agricultural.” Same word, very different places.
Why this is not just trivia
It determines who taxes you, who plows your road, who you call about water, and which school your children are assigned to. Two houses a few minutes apart on Lincoln Road can sit in different municipalities.
On tax, the published figures do not agree, and I am not going to pretend otherwise. The Province’s 2025 table gives Lincoln a residential rate of 0.5642 against Oromocto’s 1.4301. The Town’s own 2023 budget release set Lincoln (Ward 4) at 0.9007 against Oromocto’s 1.4051. Those two Lincoln numbers do not reconcile, and I have not been able to establish why from published sources.
What is not in doubt is the direction: the Lincoln rate is materially lower than the Oromocto town rate. Before you rely on any figure for a specific property, confirm it with the Town of Oromocto. I will do that with you.
What the board data says
The MLS® Home Price Index reports a Lincoln Road Area sub-area, which in July 2026 benchmarked at $472,800 — the fourth highest of the 21 sub-areas around Fredericton.
| Sub-area | Benchmark | 12 months | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Road Area (B2) | $472,800 | +4.0% | +21.2% | +45.8% |
| Oromocto (C1) | $431,700 | +4.6% | +20.5% | +44.9% |
| Fredericton region | $361,100 | +5.9% | +25.1% | +48.6% |
An important caveat. Board sub-area names do not map neatly onto municipal boundaries, and I am not going to claim the “Lincoln Road Area” sub-area corresponds exactly to any one of the three Lincolns above. Treat $472,800 as the benchmark for the corridor, then confirm the actual municipality for the specific address you are considering.
Source: MLS® Home Price Index, New Brunswick Real Estate Association boards, July 2026 data.
Water and sewer — the honest answer is that it is not published
This is the biggest single gap, and every source I checked leaves it open. Oromocto’s water and sewer page, its utility billing page and its servicing by-law all set rates and standards without ever stating which areas have service. The Town’s own climate adaptation plan concedes the point directly: “some information was available for the former LSD of Lincoln; however, the area lacks a comprehensive GIS dataset comparable to the one available for the Town of Oromocto.”
So: do not assume a Lincoln property is on municipal water and sewer, and do not assume it is on a well and septic either. It has to be confirmed address by address, in writing, before your conditions come off. If it turns out to be well and septic, you want potability and quantity testing and a septic inspection, not just a pump-out receipt.
This is exactly the kind of thing that gets waved through on a fast closing and turns into a problem later. I confirm it on every rural or fringe property, every time.
Flooding — specific, named locations
Unusually, there is a good official source here. Oromocto’s climate adaptation plan names locations rather than speaking in generalities:
- “Three primary areas of concern on Lincoln Road (Route 102), located between the town boundary and Lower Lincoln Elementary School, will restrict access to Route 1.”
- “Historical flooding affects several low-lying areas in Lincoln and Oromocto, multiple subdivision roads, the NB Trail (at Onondaga St.), as well as significant disruption west of Lincoln boundary.”
- Potential overtopping of major road links at several points, including Wharf Road.
Note carefully what that describes: access. Even where a house itself stays dry, a road closure on Route 102 can cut your route out. If you commute, that matters as much as the flood line on your lot.
For context, the Fredericton gauge peaked at 8.36 m in 2018 and 8.37 m in 2019 against a flood stage of 6.5 m. The Government of New Brunswick’s flood records for those years do not name Lincoln among affected communities — but the Town’s own plan clearly identifies local vulnerability, so treat the absence from the provincial list as incomplete rather than reassuring.
Check any specific address against the GeoNB flood hazard maps and, on the Fredericton side, the City’s Neighbourhood Flood Risk portal. Fredericton requires living spaces in flood-prone zones to be built at a minimum of 9 metres elevation.
Schools
Lincoln Elementary Community School is at 2475 Lincoln Road (Route 102), grades K–5, under Anglophone West’s Oromocto Education Centre.
Middle and high school assignment is not published and will depend on which side of the municipal line the address falls. Confirm it through the district’s BusPlanner tool for the specific civic address before you buy. On a corridor like this, that single check can change which school your children attend for seven years.
Transit
Fredericton Transit’s Route 20 serves Lincoln Road. Since 10 July 2025, Routes 18 and 20 have run as on-demand service — no fixed route or timetable. You book through the Fredericton Transit app or by calling 506-460-2212, same day or up to seven days ahead, with pickup and dropoff at existing stops.
Hours are Monday to Friday, 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fares are unchanged and transfers are available.
If anyone in the household relies on transit, read those hours twice. There is no midday service and none at weekends.
What I check on a Lincoln walkthrough
- Which municipality the property is actually in — confirmed, not assumed from the mailing address.
- Water and sewer, in writing.
- Flood exposure of the property and of the road out, against the provincial mapping.
- Elevation and basement, on anything low-lying. Backwater valve, sump, and where it discharges.
- Insurance quote before conditions come off, including overland flood, which is not automatic and is not always offered.
- School assignment, confirmed for the address.
I came into real estate from residential construction, and this corridor is where doing the homework properly matters most. More on my background.
Where to go from here
- Oromocto real estate — the municipality Lincoln now belongs to.
- Fredericton neighbourhoods — all 21 areas with benchmark prices.
- Buying a home in Fredericton — deposits, conditions, closing costs and land transfer tax.
- What is my home worth? — if you are selling here.
- Get in touch — I answer my own phone.
