Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Franklin Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 118th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, a typical home costs about $226K, 3 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, and its schools outperform 77% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a B, is in incomes. Franklin Township’s median age is 51.9 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Hereford Manor Lakes, at 425 acres with 7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Franklin Township beats most towns.
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,488 in 1970, 3,885 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 5 maps from 1908 on.
Explore the history →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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Township.
Reported crimes rose from 2 to 19 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Franklin Township’s property crime rate is 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
8.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hereford Manor Lakes | 7 mi | 425 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Franklin Township for work: only 5% work in town. 3.1% of Franklin Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Franklin Township has added 171 jobs, to 1,033 in 2023.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Franklin Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Franklin Township.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.5% | 18.7% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14.8% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Franklin Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
Franklin Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 298 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Franklin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
28 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
28 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
35 mi Theme parkKennywood
29 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
28 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 4 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Franklin Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,885 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Franklin Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Jackson Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | #118 | A | A− | A | A− | B+ |
| Marion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Sewickley Township | #165 | A | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Frisco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B+ |
| Hazen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lancaster Township | #206 | A | C+ | A+ | A | B |
| Jackson Township | #157 | A | C | A− | A | A− |
Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Marion Township, Frisco and Hazen aren’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.
Yes, by almost any measure. Franklin Township grades A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #118 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and A− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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