Franklin TownshipHarrison County, IN
A town of 4,223. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Why does Franklin Township grade so well?
Franklin Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 58th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The median household earns $96K, a typical home costs about $258K, 3.5 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income, and its public schools beat 87% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. 1.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Franklin Township, below both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
What makes Franklin Township stand out
Where Franklin Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lanesville Elementary School | K–6 | 400 |
| St. John's Lutheran School | PK–8 | 87 |
| Lanesville Jr-Sr HS | 7–12 | 333 |
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
96% of working residents leave Franklin Township for work
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Franklin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 94% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 5%), so the A overall blends very different results.
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United States Bullion Depository and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository13 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
14 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
14 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
14 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family StadiumPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Franklin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Franklin Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Township.
Franklin Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Indiana and sends many workers across the state line to Louisville.
Franklin Township earns an A for schools
That grade comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $258K. It is the best School Grade on its borders; Georgetown Township (A−) is next.
The largest public high school is Lanesville Jr-Sr HS, with 333 students. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by Lanesville Community School Corp.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanesville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 400 | B+ |
| Lanesville Jr-Sr HSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 333 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most people working in Franklin Township commute elsewhere
27% of working residents cross a state line to work, Louisville among the top destinations. Franklin Township has 378 jobs for its 1,978 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are New Albany (14%), Louisville (9%) and Corydon (6%). Only 4% of working residents stay in Franklin Township for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Franklin Township has added 148 jobs, to 378 in 2023. In Franklin Township, the typical journey to work is 28 minutes.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $96,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Franklin Township: mild winters and pleasant summers
The Louisville Mcalpine weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 46 days a year reach 90°, the #2 highest of 1,978 Indiana places with climate records. The Louisville Mcalpine weather station, 12 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 225 days, the highest of 1,978 Indiana places with climate records.
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 4 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Indiana spread of ages in Franklin Township
No age group stands out against Indiana: all are within 4 points. 37% of Franklin Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. For Franklin Township, the age of the median resident is 38.1 years.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.1 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Franklin Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
Moderate risk in Franklin Township, with inland flooding at the top
Paid flood insurance claims in Franklin Township since 1997: 3. Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 50% come from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Franklin Township are healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 73% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 9,209 U.S. towns with household incomes like Franklin Township’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Franklin Township, 40% have obesity. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Franklin Township is ahead of Indiana on 7 and behind on 1. Just over one in ten adults in Franklin Township worry about having enough food; 17% binge drink.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Franklin Township is conserved land
Just 3 of its 21,943 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Franklin Township itself; its outdoors grade is D−.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walter Q. Gresham Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Franklin Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 3 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Franklin Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Franklin Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,161 and it contained 1,728 housing units.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft
Franklin Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Franklin Township.
At #58 in IN, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Georgetown Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | #58 | A | A | — | A | B− |
| Georgetown Township | #63 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Jackson Township | #159 | A− | A | — | A− | B− |
| Harrison Township | #176 | A− | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Posey Township | #149 | A− | A+ | — | A− | C |
| Webster Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
Franklin Township and Webster Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Franklin Township, Georgetown Township, Franklin Township, Jackson Township, Harrison Township, Posey Township and Webster Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Franklin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Franklin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franklin Township, IN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Franklin Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #58 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Franklin Township, IN expensive?
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.