Franklin FarmVA
A town of 18,736, established in 1980.
Is Franklin Farm a good place to live?
Few places in the country grade higher. Franklin Farm earns an A+, ranked 16th of 249 in Virginia. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates, the median household earns $216K, and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 90% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $830K, 6.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Franklin Farm, where Virginia’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 1 of Virginia’s 371 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Horsepen Run Stream Valley Park, at 47 acres.
What makes Franklin Farm stand out
Where Franklin Farm beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Franklin Farm | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.4% | 11.1% |
97% of working residents leave Franklin Farm for work
Where Franklin Farm’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Franklin Farm grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Franklin Farm is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 242 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Farm. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw19 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw18 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw18 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw20 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
3 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a yearPhoto credits
White House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Franklin Farm: who provides what
Franklin Farm is unincorporated, so Fairfax County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Farm.
Franklin Farm is among the three healthiest towns in Virginia and sends most of its workers to Washington and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
Franklin Farm stands out in Virginia and nationally: a smaller share of its adults get no exercise outside work
It ranks #3 of the 253 Virginia towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 3.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide.
15% of adults get no exercise outside work in Franklin Farm. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Franklin Farm. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Franklin Farm.
| Franklin Farm | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Franklin Farm | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.4% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.4% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Franklin Farm’s schools rank ahead of 74% of Virginia districts
Its public schools are run by the Fairfax County Public Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Mill ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 650 | A |
| Oak Hill ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 628 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Franklin Farm than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
Franklin Farm has 1,969 jobs for its 8,970 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 39% of workers work from home, against 18.3% across Virginia.
1.5% of Franklin Farm residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Franklin Farm for work: only 3% work in town. 39% of Franklin Farm workers work from home.
| Franklin Farm | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 39% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $216,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Franklin Farm
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Franklin Farm.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Franklin Farm
Franklin Farm has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Franklin Farm has set aside 2.3% of its land for conservation
1.9 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Franklin Farm | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Horsepen Run Stream Valley Park | 0.1 mi | 47 |
| 2. Franklin Farm Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Franklin Oaks Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Franklin Farm sells for about $968K
At 6.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 88% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $8,257, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Franklin Farm is $2,625 a month.
| Franklin Farm | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,625 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 93% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Franklin Farm
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Farm
About 5 of every 100 Franklin Farm residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
About Franklin Farm
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Franklin Farm refers to both a census-designated place (CDP) and a planned community located within the Oak Hill section of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., located about 20 miles west of the White House. At the 2020 census the CDP had a population of 19,189. The planned community of Franklin Farm is located within the CDP. Covering slightly less than 30 percent of the CDP, the planned community occupies 1.32 square miles (850 acres) and contains 1,777 housing units. It was established in 1980 and features 13 miles of trails, six fishing ponds, six tennis courts, two swimming pools, 14 tot lots, three multipurpose courts, one sand volleyball court…
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- Area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 374 ft
Franklin Farm’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Franklin Farm.
At #16 in VA, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Reston (A) comes closest.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Farm | #16 | A+ | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Chantilly | #77 | A | D | — | B+ | A |
| Difficult Run | #46 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Floris | #53 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Navy | #42 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Reston | #35 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Sully Square | — | — | C | — | B+ | A+ |
Sully Square has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Franklin Farm, Chantilly, Difficult Run, Floris, Navy, Reston and Sully Square report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Franklin Farm with a neighbor →
Questions about Franklin Farm
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franklin Farm, VA a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Franklin Farm grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #16 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Franklin Farm, VA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $830,000, 101% above the Virginia 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 C−.