Franklin ParkNJ
A town of 13,211.
Is Franklin Park a good place to live?
Franklin Park’s median rent is $2,157 a month, against $1,778 a month in New Jersey’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Only 4 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Franklin Park. 16% of the land in Franklin Park is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Six Mile Run Reservoir Site, at 168 acres. We don’t grade Franklin Park yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Franklin Park for work
Where Franklin Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 478 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw37 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw31 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw38 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 Franklin Park: who provides what
Franklin Park 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 Franklin Park.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Franklin Park’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Franklin Park for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Franklin Park grew to 1,161 in 2023, 411 more than in 2013. 21% of Franklin Park workers work from home.
| Franklin Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $115,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Franklin Park are worth about $414K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Franklin Park home is worth about $414,000, up 1.2% in a year, 28% below the New Jersey typical home. 56% of households own their home in Franklin Park.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Six Mile Run Reservoir Site | — | 168 |
| 2. Delar Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Franklin Park, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Franklin Park has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Franklin Park, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Franklin Park since 2010.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| What stands out | Franklin Park | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.8% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Franklin Park
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Park
About 7 of every 100 Franklin Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Franklin Park’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Franklin Park.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Six Mile Run | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ten Mile Run | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Plains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | #246 | B | D | B+ | C | A |
| Kendall Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Brunswick Township | #311 | B− | D | B− | C+ | B+ |
| South Brunswick Township | #125 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
Franklin Park, Six Mile Run, Ten Mile Run, Pleasant Plains and Kendall Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Franklin Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Franklin Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franklin Park, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Franklin Park yet; the figures below are still real.