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A town of 13,873, settled in 1997. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Trash day: look up yoursNew Franklin is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 118th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 87% of Ohio towns. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 84% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $214K, 3 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. New Franklin has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Frank Mason Raymond House and Frank H. Mason House. New Franklin’s median age is 47.9 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Portage Lakes State Park, 337 acres with 6.2 miles of trail.
Where New Franklin beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Nolley Elementary School | K–5 | 527 |
| Manchester Middle School | 6–8 | 275 |
| Manchester High School | 9–12 | 394 |
Where New Franklin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far New Franklin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,191 in 2000, 13,877 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Franklin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw13 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
10 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
39 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
38 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Franklin, 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 New Franklin.
New Franklin has less tooth loss than most of Ohio, sends most of its workers to Akron and beyond and sees little violent crime.
Its public schools are run by the Manchester Local school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Manchester High School, with 394 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 527 | A+ |
| Manchester High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 394 | A− |
| Manchester Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 275 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
| New Franklin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Portage Lakes State Park | 6.2 mi | 337 |
| 2. Miracle Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Craftsmen Park | — | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2024, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in New Franklin is 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
| New Franklin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Franklin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Franklin has 1,541 jobs for its 6,384 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave New Franklin for work: only 5% work in town. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in New Franklin. The top destinations are Akron (21%), Green (6%) and Jackson Township (4%).
| New Franklin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Franklin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| New Franklin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| New Franklin | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
New Franklin beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 82% of New Franklin adults had a checkup this year.
| New Franklin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | New Franklin | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of New Franklin
About 4 of every 100 New Franklin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 places in New Franklin on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Ohio, United States
New Franklin is a city in southwestern Summit County, Ohio, United States, in the northeastern part of the state. The population was 13,877 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
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7 towns share a border with New Franklin.
Barberton next door grades lower for schools (C+ to New Franklin’s A) and higher for cost of living (A− to B−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Franklin | #118 | A | B− | A− | A | B |
| Norton | #271 | A− | B+ | C+ | A− | B− |
| Barberton | #801 | C | A− | C− | C+ | D |
| Green | #168 | A− | C | — | A | B+ |
| Clinton | — | — | A | — | A | B |
| Lawrence Township | #161 | A | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Coventry Township | #666 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Chippewa Township | #60 | A | A− | — | A | B− |
Clinton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Green, Clinton, Lawrence Township, Coventry Township and Chippewa Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Franklin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. New Franklin grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #118 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
The typical home is worth about $214,000, 13% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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