FranklinQuebec

In Quebec, this town has 1,754 residents. Statistics Canada places it in the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent census division.

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Photo: Yannick Malouin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

1,754

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

48.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

58%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Franklin a good place to live?

Franklin’s strongest is health (A−). Safety lags (D). A median home here was worth $300,000 at the census, or 4.5 times what the middle household earns in a year. It lags on jobs & income as well (C−).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Franklin gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁻HealthWeakestDSafety C⁻Jobs & income

How Franklin grades

Each subject compares Franklin with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Franklin gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentDOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itCOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁺Open →WalkabilityBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Franklin stand out

The 2 things Franklin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

25% are 65 or over

Midway across Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Behind 86%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Franklin.

SafetySafety D

The police who cover Franklin record more serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 120

120Crime Severity Index

Its police area records 18.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 141, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 13.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023106

2024160

202595

2023–2025	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Crime Severity Index	120	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	141	88	86
Violent crime	18.8	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	13.1	16.6	31.2

113

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageFranklin’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety120 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Franklin’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Franklin safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: Haut-Saint-Laurent MRC

HealthHealth A⁻

Around Franklin, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent

55%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Measured across the Région de la Montérégie: health survey and life expectancy

Measured from where Franklin’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 12 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 11% of adults to 12%. Life expectancy in the region is 82.5 years (84.2 for women, 80.8 for men, 2022/2024). Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Franklin55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.5	82.5	81.5

82.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

12 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

10 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageFranklin’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 10 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.2, men 80.8 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Commuters in Franklin travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

7%walk, cycle or take transit

93% of commuters drove, close to Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk7%

Census 2021	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	31 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$66,500

median household income, 2020

25%

worked from home, May 2021

31%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageFranklin’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to50 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Franklin’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the Monteregie health region: radon tests

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.16 per $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Franklin, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.001% a year). No flood study for Franklin is on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Franklin8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.16	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.2%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.16

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

4.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageFranklin’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon8.2% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.16 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living C⁺

Franklin has just 11% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

$300,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

83% of households are owner-occupiers. A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Franklin$300,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	83%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	17%	18%	20%

$645

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$624

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageFranklin’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living4.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $300,000, against the median household income Renting$645 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters83% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Climate

Summer arrives in force in Franklin, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

October is the wettest month, with 109 mm of rain and snow on average. Frosty days number 147 in a normal year, below Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Snow peaks in January: 44 cm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 28 April to 7 October, 161 days.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.4°C

Spring11.2°C

Summer25.6°C

Autumn14.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	170 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	147	161	159
Precipitation a year	1,047 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

170 cm

of snow a year

147

days with frost a year

161

frost-free days, 28 Apr to 7 Oct

141

days with precipitation a year

Full pageFranklin’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.0°C Rain and snow1,047 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow170 cm of snow a year Weather station35 km to the station · St-Anicet

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)

Outdoors

Protected land at Franklin’s edge: Pin-Rigide Ecological Reserve

0.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km of the town, 0.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 42 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Franklin0.4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.4%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	10	4

42 km

to Oka National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageFranklin’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas5 protected areas within 10 km · Pin-Rigide Ecological Reserve National & provincial parks42 km to a provincial park · Oka National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Weather

What November brings in Franklin: −1°C at night, 7°C by day

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of freezing and lows of −8°C. In November, the normal is 81 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 10 cm of snow in November. Also worth knowing: july brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −13°C.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−11°C	210 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	253 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	294 mm
Autumn	14°C	5°C	290 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

81 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageFranklin’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Franklin spends less per resident than seven in ten Québec’s local municipalities

Franklin has 6 councillors and a mayor, Yves Métras.

Full pageFranklin’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentNathalie Provost Provincial legislatureHuntingdon

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

No public library stands in Franklin: the closest, Bibliothèque de Ormstown, is 9.3 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Municipale D'Ormstown (Ormstown), 9.6 km away.

Full pageFranklin’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Franklin is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 51% speak both languages

48.8median age

Immigrants make up 4.3% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and near Canadian towns (2.8%).

FranklinQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification58%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.6% of Franklin

Here the census found 795 women and 840 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Franklin
	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	16%	17%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	25%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	58%	59%	56%

Full pageFranklin’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French51% speak both · 43% speak French but not English Ages48.8 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households715 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

The nearest high school to Franklin is 11 km away

3schools within 3 km

2 of the 3 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. The closest elementary school is 2.5 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École Centrale de Saint-Antoine-AbbéIn FranklinElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École primaire Franklin (Étable) EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 3 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public2

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	11 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	2	2	3
Nearest elementary school	2.5 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

11 km

to the nearest secondary school

2.5 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageFranklin’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school3 elementary schools Language2 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Commission scolaire New Frontiers Questions“What schools are there in Franklin?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

An older town: 39% of Franklin’s homes predate 1961

39%built before 1961

39%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Franklin	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	39%	21%	18%

Full pageFranklin’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes39% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Franklin have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Franklin

15pages on Franklin

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 120 Housing & costC⁺Homes 4.5 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteC⁻55% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile and 4 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Franklin; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile29 km northwest

Theme parkParc Safari31 km east

MuseumBattle of the Châteauguay12 km north

MuseumPointe-du-Buisson30 km northwest

MuseumTrestler House39 km northwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc Safari: Eltobito, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Battle of the Châteauguay: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pointe-du-Buisson: Pointedubuisson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trestler House: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Franklin

2 notable people were born in Franklin; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Andrew BroderCanadian politician · 1845–1918

George KennedyCanadian politician · 1927–2003

Andrew WilliamsAmerican politician · born in Ormstown · 1828–1907

William Hales HingstonMayor of Montreal, Quebec · born in Hinchinbrooke · 1829–1907

Donald Elmer BlackCanadian politician · born in Saint-Chrysostome · 1892–1980

Ian WatsonCanadian politician · born in Très-Saint-Sacrement · 1934–2023

Photo credits

Andrew Williams: US gov, Public domain · Donald Elmer Black: House of Commons, Public domain

About Franklin

Town in Quebec

For Franklin, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,754 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Census subdivision: 2469010

Franklin’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

OrmstownSaint-ChrysostomeHinchinbrookeTrès-Saint-SacrementFranklin

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Franklin	1,754	—	—	C⁺	D	A⁻
Ormstown	4,259	9.3	C⁻	C	D	A
Saint-Chrysostome	2,641	14	C⁻	C⁺	D	A⁻
Hinchinbrooke	2,350	16	—	B	D	A⁻
Très-Saint-Sacrement	1,223	18	—	B	D	A⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Franklin

Do people in Franklin speak French?

Yes: this is Quebec. 42.5% of residents speak only French and 51% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).

Who are the people of Franklin?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 3%.

How old are the people of Franklin?

The median resident is 48.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.

What kind of homes are in Franklin?

Single-detached houses make up 86% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 32% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).