Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 4,467 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Its best grade is for health: it is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns. With a B+ overall, Franklin Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns and ranks 515th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Add schools to its strengths: its schools rank ahead of 87% of Pennsylvania towns. The trade-off is cost of living (D): the typical home is worth about $489K, 5.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. It also trails on walkability (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. 30% of the land here is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
Where Franklin Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Franklin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 14.5% |
30% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 620 in 1930, 4,433 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1904 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw38 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
11 mi GardenLongwood GardensUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Township.
Franklin Township sends many workers across the state line to Newark, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania and has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania.
Its 2,507 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 90% of Pennsylvania towns.
The concentration of trails for Franklin Township comes to 1.1 miles per square mile. In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 14 miles of trail. The biggest place to walk is Big Elk Creek State Park, 926 acres with 4.4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Elk Creek State Park | 4.4 mi | 926 |
| 2. Peacedale Preserve | 3.6 mi | 206 |
| 3. Elwood Crossan Park | 0.2 mi | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 6.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 3,182 U.S. towns with household incomes like Franklin Township’s, it is healthier than 62%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
In Franklin Township, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink. Among adults here, 14% report frequent mental distress and 28% have high blood pressure.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 11.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
33% of working residents cross a state line to work, Newark among the top destinations. Franklin Township has 334 jobs for its 2,166 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Only 3% of working residents stay in Franklin Township for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Franklin Township has added 99 jobs, to 334 in 2023. For Franklin Township, the median household income is $144,000. The median commute is under 19 miles.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $144,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Franklin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 23°, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6 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.
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Franklin Township is a second-class township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,433 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Franklin Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | #515 | B+ | D | — | A | A |
| Elk Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| London Britain Township | #322 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| London Grove Township | #236 | A | C | — | A | A− |
| New Garden Township | #537 | B | D | — | B | A |
| New London Township | #316 | A− | C | — | A | A |
Elk Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Franklin Township, Elk Township, London Britain Township, London Grove Township, New Garden Township and New London Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Franklin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Franklin Township grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #515 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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