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Franklin TownshipShelby County, OH
A town of 3,491.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
3,491
2025 Census estimate · −0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$300K
Census ACS
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
49.5
years
Jobs based here
4,080
A job hub
TownGrade
B+
#304 of 987 in OH
Is Franklin Township a good place to live?
Franklin Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $300K, 4.1 years of the Sidney area’s $74K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 304th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 90% of Ohio towns. 15% of residents are under 18 in Franklin Township, below both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
What makes Franklin Township stand out
Where Franklin Township beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 3,995 people come to Franklin Township for work
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
4,080jobs based in Franklin Township
5%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Franklin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
SchoolsAOpen →Jobs & income$87K median household incomeA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.2 of 20; 1.9% of households have no car; 0.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 16% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →HealthWilson Memorial Hospital 4.5 miles awayCOpen →Cost of livingBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life3.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
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
WaterSidney City PWS1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
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, Shelby County Board of ElectionsShelby County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45365, 4530245365 67% · 45302 33%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.
Franklin Township draws workers from Sidney and beyond, but it has little public open land and trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most working residents commute out of Franklin Township
4,080 jobs are based in Franklin Township, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 2,775 in 2013 to 4,080.
Most working residents leave Franklin Township for work: only 5% work in town. Franklin Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Franklin Township grew to 4,080 in 2023, 1,305 more than in 2013.
5%work in town
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Franklin Township5%
Sidney27%
Troy4%
Piqua3%
Jackson Center3%
13 mi
median commute distance
4,080
jobs based in Franklin Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Franklin Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Franklin Township.
16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
7
paid flood claims since 1990
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC
Residents of Franklin Township are less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Against the 10,258 U.S. towns with household incomes like Franklin Township’s, it is less healthy than 87%, so it trails even them.
Franklin Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Franklin Township.
28%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Wilson Memorial Hospital
4.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
38th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
Older than Ohio overall
The median age in Franklin Township is 49.5 years. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
49.5median age · OH 39.7
| Franklin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
Franklin TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
18%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma6%
High school42%
Some college14%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate6%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 75% are men (OH 50%).
| Franklin Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Franklin Township
Franklin Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
29″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC−
0.2% of Franklin Township is conserved land
Just 29 of its 15,784 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Franklin Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 29 of 15,784 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Robert O New Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 39 attractions →National Museum of the United States Air Force and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
40 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
24 mi MountainCampbell Hill
21 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park40 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
35 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
32 mi MuseumFort RecoverySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Franklin Township
18pages on Franklin Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 4 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Franklin Township
Township in Ohio, US
Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,457 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft
Franklin Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Franklin Township.
Clinton TownshipTurtle Creek TownshipSalem TownshipDinsmore TownshipSidneyFranklin Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | #304 | B+ | B | — | A | C |
| Clinton Township | #735 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Turtle Creek Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Salem Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Dinsmore Township | #123 | A | A− | — | A+ | B− |
| Sidney | #849 | C | A− | C | C+ | D |
Turtle Creek Township and Salem Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Franklin Township, Clinton Township, Turtle Creek Township, Salem Township and Dinsmore Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Franklin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Franklin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franklin Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Franklin Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #304 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.