Franklin TownshipIN
A town of 1,326.
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 C− for health. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Franklin Township. Franklin Township's public schools beat 76% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,326 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 75% of U.S. towns
Franklin Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Franklin Township, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Franklin Township.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Franklin Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Franklin Township for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Franklin Township has added 39 jobs, to 53 in 2023. At $95,000, Franklin Township’s median household income is where Indiana’s towns sit at $71,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Franklin Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $95,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
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 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Franklin Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 2017, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Franklin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Franklin Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
2.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Levi Coffin House and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
3 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
32 mi MuseumFort Recovery
37 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
36 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year
39 mi GardenWoodland Cemetery and Arboretum
37 mi MuseumSunWatch Indian VillagePhoto credits
Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum: Dcb1995 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · SunWatch Indian Village: Andrew Sawyer a.k.a. Asawyer sunwatch., Public domain
Everything we know about Franklin Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 1 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 fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,370 and it contained 534 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,148 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−.