Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 67,488, platted in 1823. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Franklin Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 96th of 585 graded towns in Indiana, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $97K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 82% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $270K, 3.4 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. Only 54 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score higher on health. Franklin Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Anderson-Thompson House and Big Run Baptist Church and Cemetery. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Franklin Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch | K–3 | 568 |
| Bunker Hill Elementary School | K–3 | 487 |
| South Creek Elementary | K–3 | 476 |
Anderson-Thompson House54,594 counted in 2010 and 66,271 in 2020; an estimated 67,488 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 882 in 1850, 25,313 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 5 maps from 1948 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
10 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
14 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
12 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M visitors a year
14 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
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.
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Township.
Its public schools are run by Franklin Township Com School Corp. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Central Junior HighLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,797 | C+ |
| Franklin Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,438 | A− |
| Mary Adams Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 451 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Franklin Township beats the Indiana average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Franklin Township adults binge drink, where Indiana’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 16%. 12% of Franklin Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.4% | 8.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.6% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Franklin Township for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Franklin Township grew to 20,255 in 2023, 3,364 more than in 2013. 15% of Franklin Township workers work from home, above both Indiana’s towns (7.8%) and U.S. towns (11%).
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.7 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Southeastway Park, 190 acres with 1.4 miles of trail.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Southeastway Park | 1.4 mi | 190 |
| 2. Franklin Township Community Park | 1.3 mi | 92 |
| 3. Thompson Park | 0.4 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Franklin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Franklin Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Franklin Township.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 36 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.8, men 34.6.
| Franklin Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
8 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 5 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Franklin Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Indiana, United States
Franklin is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Franklin had a population of 25,313. Located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Indianapolis, the city is the county seat of Johnson County. The site of Franklin College, the city attracts numerous regional sports fans for the college teams, as well as audiences for its art events.
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10 towns share a border with Franklin Township.
It grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Greenwood (B+) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | #96 | A | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Warren Township | #487 | C | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Perry Township | #257 | B+ | B− | — | B | B− |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| Moral Township | #232 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Clark Township | #334 | B− | C | — | B+ | B |
| Beech Grove | #529 | C− | B | C | C | C |
| Greenwood | #220 | B+ | B− | C+ | A | B |
Franklin Township, Warren Township, Perry Township, Moral Township and Clark Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Franklin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Franklin Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #96 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A− for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
