FranktonIN
A town of 1,827, laid out in 1853. 2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Frankton a good place to live?
Frankton’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 104 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. Frankton’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 6 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do better. Frankton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Frankton stand out
Where Frankton beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Typical home value
94% of working residents leave Frankton for work
Where Frankton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Frankton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Frankton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Frankton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frankton, 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 Frankton.
Frankton has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Frankton for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Frankton grew to 309 in 2023, 53 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Indianapolis (17%), Anderson (14%) and Elwood (7%).
| Frankton | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Frankton is less healthy than 67% of U.S. towns
Frankton beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Frankton, where Indiana’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 23%. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Frankton.
| Frankton | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Frankton | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Frankton home is worth about $203K
The typical Frankton home is worth about $203,000, up 1.2% in a year, 21% below the Indiana typical home. 84% of Frankton households own their home.
| Frankton | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,186 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Frankton has four seasons and pleasant summers
Frankton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Frankton faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Frankton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jefferson Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lucas Oil Stadium and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frankton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
21 mi MuseumConner Prairie
33 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
37 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
17 mi TheatreRuoff Music CenterPhoto credits
Lucas 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 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about Frankton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Frankton
About 4 of every 100 Frankton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Frankton
Town in Indiana, United States
Frankton is a town in Pipe Creek and Lafayette townships, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,775 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
- ZIP code
- 46044
- Area code
- 765
Questions about Frankton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Frankton, IN a good place to live?
2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Frankton, 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.