G-P Road round and rectangular barn, 2015
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Franklin TownshipOH
A town of 1,174.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,174
2025 Census estimate · −0.9% since 2020
Median home value
$320K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
34.4
years
Jobs based here
88
A commuter town
Is Franklin Township a good place to live?
Franklin Township’s best subject grade is an A for schools. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Franklin Township, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 11 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestASchools
Small town
1,174 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Newton TownshipVan Buren TownshipAdams TownshipFranklin Township
How Franklin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
SchoolsBeat 89% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationAOpen →HealthWayne Hospital 9.3 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 34% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.9 of 20; 6.3% of households have no car; 4.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $320K, 5 years of the Greenville area’s $64K median household incomeB−Open →Jobs & income$57K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Franklin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Franklin Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Franklin Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Darke County Board of ElectionsDarke County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45304, 45308, 4533145304 61% · 45308 25% · 45331 14%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Franklin Township than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
0.9% of Franklin Township working residents work locally, where Ohio’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 8%. Since 2013, Franklin Township has lost 28 jobs, to 88 in 2023. The average trip to work in Franklin Township is 29 minutes.
1%work in town
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Franklin Township1%
Greenville17%
Troy6%
Dayton6%
Greenville Township3%
17 mi
median commute distance
88
jobs based in Franklin Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Franklin Township is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Franklin Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of Franklin Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better30 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Franklin Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
Wayne Hospital
9.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Franklin Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Franklin Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–38°
Spring41–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Franklin Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Franklin Township
17pages on Franklin Township
The big questions
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Franklin Township; the nearest are
Edison State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Piqua15.7 mi$4,499 in-state tuitionIndiana University-EastUniversity or college · Public · Richmond, IN25 mi$8,424 in-state tuitionSouthern State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hillsboro72 mi$5,912 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Franklin Township for work
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
88jobs based in Franklin Township
1%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Franklin Township
Township in Ohio, US
Franklin Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,210 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 994 ft
Questions about Franklin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franklin Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.