Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Pennsylvania, this town has 2,272 residents.
Franklin Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and history; its weakest is a C for schools. On cost of living, just 43 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Franklin Township’s typical rent is $731 a month, below both the Pennsylvania town median ($1,115 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On history, just 45 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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 →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Its public schools are run by Uniontown Area SD. Franklin Township’s only public school teaches 127 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 127 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. Since 2013, Franklin Township has added 149 jobs, to 457 in 2023. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s median household income comes in at $57,000.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Franklin Township, a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Franklin Township is ahead of Pennsylvania on 1 and behind on 10. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 38% have high blood pressure.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its typical July afternoon high comes in at 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Flood insurance has paid one claim in Franklin Township since 1985. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. 84% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 6%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
27 mi Theme parkKennywood
33 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
33 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
10 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a yearFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 2 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Franklin Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,380 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,528 tabulated in 2010. The township is served by the Uniontown Area School District. Unincorporated communities within the township include Smock, Bitner, Buena Vista, Flatwoods, and Laurel Hill.
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9 towns share a border with Franklin Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
| Menallen Township | #824 | C+ | A+ | — | C | C |
| Perry Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Dunbar Township | #919 | C− | A | — | C− | C |
| North Union Township | #350 | A− | A | A+ | C+ | C |
| Redstone Township | #612 | B | A | A+ | D | C |
| Smock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
Franklin Township, Perry Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Franklin Township, Menallen Township, Perry Township, Dunbar Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Smock isn’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.
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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