East FranklinNJ
A town of 11,070.
Is East Franklin a good place to live?
We don’t grade East Franklin yet; the figures below are still real.
East Franklin has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
8,669 counted in 2010 and 9,788 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Madison Square Garden and 520 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Franklin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw33 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw32 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw26 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw33 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to East Franklin: who provides what
East Franklin is unincorporated, so Somerset County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 East Franklin.
East Franklin has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are New Brunswick (12%), Franklin Township (11%) and Edison Township (5%). Only 1% of working residents stay in East Franklin for work; the rest commute out. Employers in East Franklin added 129 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,000. For East Franklin, the average trip to work is 33 minutes.
| East Franklin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $115,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in East Franklin
The range runs from 23° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy East Franklin is
In East Franklin, 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours, against 36% in New Jersey’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, East Franklin is ahead of New Jersey on 5 and behind on 13. 37% of East Franklin adults feel lonely.
| East Franklin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | East Franklin | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.4% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Franklin faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
14 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1979. In East Franklin, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 59 of 100, above both New Jersey’s towns (52 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in East Franklin break down as 67% from inland flooding and 8% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: 5.7% of East Franklin
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.7 miles of trail. For East Franklin, the trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 19 acres.
| East Franklin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Naaman Williams Park | 0.7 mi | 14 |
| 2. Consovoy Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in East Franklin sell for about $460K
Among households in East Franklin, 48% are owner-occupiers. The typical rent locally is $2,056 a month.
| East Franklin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,056 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Franklin
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of East Franklin
About 6 of every 100 East Franklin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
99% of working residents leave East Franklin for work
Where East Franklin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Franklin
Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
East Franklin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, East Franklin had a population of 9,788.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 115 ft
East Franklin’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with East Franklin.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Franklin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Brunswick | #458 | D− | D | D | D− | C |
| Franklin Township | #246 | B | D | B+ | C | A |
| Somerset | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Voorhees | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Franklin, Somerset and Voorhees aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Franklin with a neighbor →
Questions about East Franklin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Franklin, NJ a good place to live?
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