Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 11,048.
Franklin Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 821st of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $146K, 1.8 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 37% of residents live below the poverty line in Franklin Township, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On walkability, just 29 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Franklin Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns.
Where Franklin Township beats most towns.
Green Lawn Abbey10,271 counted in 2010 and 11,502 in 2020; an estimated 11,048 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 3.1%, after 12% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1842 and 6 maps from 1923 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
4 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
7 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
18 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
7 mi MuseumOhio Governor's MansionOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Franklin 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Township.
Franklin Township has poverty well above the Ohio rate, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
41% of adults feel lonely in Franklin Township. Franklin Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 22% of adults report frequent mental distress in Franklin Township.
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 27.2% | 29.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.4% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the South-Western City school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Franklin Heights High School, with 1,398 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 673 | C |
| Franklin Heights High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,398 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 24 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Franklin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Franklin Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 7,843 in 2013 to 5,680.
Most working residents leave Franklin Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Franklin Township fell to 5,680 in 2023, 2,163 fewer than in 2013. Franklin Township’s median household income is $52,000.
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
13 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 2 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Franklin Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 11,502 people in the township.
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6 towns share a border with Franklin Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | #821 | C | B− | — | C+ | D |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Jackson Township | #565 | B− | C | — | C+ | B |
| Prairie Township | #361 | B+ | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Norwich Township | #265 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Valleyview | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Village | #550 | B− | B | — | C+ | C− |
Franklin Township, Jackson Township, Prairie Township, Norwich Township and Lincoln Village report no FBI crime data of their own. Valleyview isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Franklin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Franklin Township grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #821 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
