Franconia TownshipMN
Is Franconia Township a good place to live?
The best of Franconia Township’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Franconia Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Franconia Township. Franconia Township is home to Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School. Franconia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Franconia Township stand out
Where Franconia Township beats most towns.
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School calls Franconia Township home
How Franconia Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Franconia Township is from typical.
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Moving to Franconia Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Franconia 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 Franconia Township.
Franconia Township ranks healthier than 76% of the country’s towns
Franconia Township tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. 28% of Franconia Township adults feel lonely, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 33%. 19% of adults binge drink in Franconia Township.
| Franconia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Franconia Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Franconia Township for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Franconia Township is $117,000. Since 2013, Franconia Township has added 28 jobs, to 118 in 2023.
| Franconia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Minnesota overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). 16% of Franconia Township residents are under 18. Franconia Township has grown 2.5% since 2020, to 1,757 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Franconia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 47.9 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Franconia Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.8% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Franconia Township
Franconia Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Franconia Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
9% of Franconia Township is conserved land
8.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Franconia Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area, at 86 acres.
| Franconia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Franconia Sculpture Gardens | 5.1 mi | 42 |
| 2. Franconia Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area | 0.2 mi | 86 |
| 3. Lawrence Creek Scientific and Natural Area | 0.2 mi | 72 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Franconia Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
U.S. Bank Stadium and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franconia Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
32 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
33 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
37 mi LandmarkFort SnellingPhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Snelling: en:User:The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Franconia Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Franconia Township
About 3 of every 100 Franconia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Franconia Township for work
Where Franconia Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Franconia Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Franconia is an unincorporated community in Franconia Township, Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located south of Taylors Falls near the junction of State Highway 95 (MN 95) and Franconia Trail. The St. Croix River is nearby. Lawrence Creek flows through the community. Nearby places include Shafer, Taylors Falls, Lindstrom, and Scandia. Franconia is home to the Franconia Sculpture Park at the intersection of Highways 8 and 95. Osceola, Wisconsin is also nearby to the south-southeast.
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- Elevation
- 705 ft
Franconia Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Franconia Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franconia Township | — | — | C | — | A− | A− |
| Chisago Lake Township | #103 | A− | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Shafer · Shafer Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B+ |
| Lindstrom | #53 | A | B | — | A− | A− |
| Scandia | #152 | B+ | C+ | — | B | A− |
Franconia Township and Shafer have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Franconia Township, Chisago Lake Township, Shafer, Lindstrom and Scandia report no FBI crime data of their own. Shafer Township and Shafer are one community, graded once. Compare Franconia Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Franconia Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franconia Township, MN expensive?
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.