Franklin TownshipOH
A town of 358.
Is Franklin Township a good place to live?
Franklin Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
358 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Franklin Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Township.
Franklin Township has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Employers in Franklin Township shed 100 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 25. The average trip to work for Franklin Township comes to 34 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). In Franklin Township, 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 22 miles.
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Franklin Township
A winter brings about 24 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Franklin Township, mostly inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score for Franklin Township comes to 61 of 100, against 23 of 100 in Ohio’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 78% come from inland flooding and 7% from lightning.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Franklin Township is
A third of adults get no exercise outside work in Franklin Township. The share of adults in Franklin Township who smoke cigarettes: 20%.
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Franklin Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Franklin Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Franklin Township for work
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Franklin Township
Township in Ohio, US
Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 378, including 71 people in the village of Stafford.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
Questions about Franklin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franklin Township, OH a good place to live?
Franklin Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.