Franklin TownshipIN
A town of 1,293. 33% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Franklin Township a good place to live?
Franklin Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; its weakest is a C− for health. The biggest park or preserve is Hoot Woods, at 79 acres. Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Franklin Township stand out
Where Franklin Township beats most towns.
1,293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Franklin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
On CDC estimates, Franklin Township is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
Two figures for adults in Franklin Township: 18% smoke cigarettes, 27% have been diagnosed with depression. In Franklin Township, two in five adults have high blood pressure, close to Indiana’s towns (39%) and above U.S. towns (35%). The share of adults in Franklin Township who have obesity: 41%.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in Franklin Township is longer
Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles. In Franklin Township, 5% of residents live below the poverty line, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. For working residents here, the share who work locally is 0.4%. The town had 19 jobs in 2023, down 21 from 2013.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Franklin Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 16 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Franklin Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Franklin Township is higher. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 14%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: 0.5% of Franklin Township
4.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail network density in Franklin Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoot Woods | — | 79 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Memorial Stadium and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
18 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art35 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
18 mi TheatreIndiana University Auditorium
35 mi MuseumSwope Art MuseumPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana University Auditorium: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Public domain · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Franklin Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Franklin Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% 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
About Franklin Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,294 (slightly up from 1,269 at 2010) and it contained 550 housing units.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
Questions about Franklin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franklin Township, IN a good place to live?
33% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
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−.