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Franklin TownshipIN
A town of 1,297.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,297
2025 Census estimate · +3.3% since 2020
Median home value
$247K
Census ACS
Household income
$105K
median
Median age
46.0
years
Jobs based here
138
A commuter town
Is Franklin Township a good place to live?
Franklin Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and schools and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. 97% of households own their home in Franklin Township, against 76% in Indiana’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. McCormack-Bowman House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,297 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Jefferson TownshipAdams TownshipClay TownshipLiberty TownshipFranklin Township
How Franklin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.9 of 20; 2.7% of households have no car; 0.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $247K, 3.1 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household incomeAOpen →SchoolsBeat 85% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationAOpen →Jobs & income138 jobs based hereA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →HealthHendricks Regional Health 9.9 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailD−Open →History1 place on the National RegisterBOpen →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Franklin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Franklin Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSti-Bel Mobile Home Park1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Franklin Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHendricks County Voter Registration OfficeHendricks County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes46180, 46121, 4611846180 51% · 46121 30% · 46118 18%Census 2020
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Franklin Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Franklin Township for work: only 2% work in town. At $105,000, Franklin Township’s median household income is where Indiana’s towns sit at $71,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Franklin Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
2%work in town
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $105,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Franklin Township2%
Indianapolis28%
Plainfield10%
Danville7%
Liberty Township5%
21 mi
median commute distance
138
jobs based in Franklin Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (37% statewide). The median age in Franklin Township is 46 years. Franklin Township has grown 3.3% since 2020, to 1,297 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
46median age · IN 38.1
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 22% | 29% |
Franklin TownshipIndianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
17%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma5%
High school44%
Some college14%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s15%
Graduate10%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Franklin Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
In Franklin Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Franklin Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
22″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring41–62°
Summer62–82°
Fall43–65°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Franklin Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Residents of Franklin Township are less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Franklin Township beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of adults feel lonely in Franklin Township.
49%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
7 better23 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Franklin Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.3% |
Hendricks Regional Health
9.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 16,883 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Franklin Township
18pages on Franklin Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 4 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Franklin Township for work
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
138jobs based in Franklin Township
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Franklin Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Franklin Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,297.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 787 ft
Questions about Franklin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.