Franklin TownshipIN
A town of 1,119.
Is Franklin Township a good place to live?
Franklin Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 21 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 88 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,119 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.
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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 is less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns
Franklin Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Franklin Township, against 17% in Indiana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Franklin Township.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 15.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Franklin Township, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
At $39,000, Franklin Township’s median household income is below both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 22% of Franklin Township residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Franklin Township for work: only 2% work in town.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Franklin Township
Franklin Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Franklin Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
17 mi MuseumFort Recovery
23 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
32 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
19 mi GardenMinnetrista
20 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State UniversityPhoto credits
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0
Everything we know about Franklin Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Franklin Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Franklin Township has shrunk 11% since 2010
1,265 counted in 2010 and 1,124 in 2020; an estimated 1,119 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Franklin Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Franklin Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,124 (down from 1,265 at 2010) and it contained 540 housing units.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 971 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+.