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Frankfort gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $212K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Frankfort area’s $65K median household income. It grades B− overall, 395th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 7 places on the National Register. 34% of working residents work locally in Frankfort, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Only 32 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is TPA Park, at 48 acres.
Where Frankfort beats most towns.
Census counts: 582 in 1850, 16,715 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1882 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Frankfort is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frankfort, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Frankfort.
3.6 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Frankfort | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. TPA Park | 0.4 mi | 48 |
| 2. Lawrence Ferrell Park | — | 11 |
| 3. John Redmon Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
16% of Frankfort adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Frankfort beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 78% of Frankfort adults had a checkup this year.
| Frankfort | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 21% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Frankfort | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 15.8% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.9% | 14.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 15.6% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Frankfort has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
60% of households own their home in Frankfort. Typical home values rose 6.2% in the year to September 2026. Frankfort’s median rent is $898 a month.
| Frankfort | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $898 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About one in 3 of Frankfort’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Frankfort is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Lafayette (12%), Lebanon (8%) and Indianapolis (7%).
| Frankfort | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 4.1% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 247 to 148 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 13 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Frankfort.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Frankfort; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Frankfort residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
7 places in Frankfort on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Frankfort.
City in Indiana, United States
Frankfort is a city in Clinton County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 16,715 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Clinton County.
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2 towns share a border with Frankfort.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort | #395 | B− | A | B | C+ | D |
| Center Township | #448 | C+ | A | — | C | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Center Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Union Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Frankfort with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Frankfort grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #395 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health, B for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
12 notable people were born here, including Will Geer and Charles Aidman.
