Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$231,500
Indianapolis $265,900
Median rent$1,186/mo
Indianapolis $1,191/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Indianapolis 27%
Franklin
Johnson County26,168 residentsFranklin Community School Corp
59
C
Suburbgrade score
16th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
59
Indianapolis median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Franklin is like to live in, by category
Bars show Franklin against Indianapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Indianapolis median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Indianapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate93%
Indianapolis median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index92
Indianapolis 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Indianapolis 0.82%
Local sales tax7.00%
Indianapolis median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute25.0 min
Indianapolis 25.5 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Indianapolis 63%
Transit stops / sq mi1.1
Indianapolis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés43
Indianapolis median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Indianapolis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks16
Indianapolis median 25 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$82,380
Indianapolis $79,852
Unemployment3.9%
Indianapolis 4.0%
Professional occupations43%
Indianapolis 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Franklin on housing & affordability
Franklin's weakest grade is D+. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Bargersville9 mi from FranklinB− 55 C− Plainfield22 mi from FranklinC 67 C+ Greenwood8 mi from FranklinC− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Franklin
Is Franklin, IN a good place to live?
Franklin scores 59 out of 100, 16th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Franklin expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $231,500, 13% below the Indianapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $1,186/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Franklin?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Franklin sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Franklin is served by Franklin Community School Corp. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Franklin?
The mean commute is 25.0 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 1.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Franklin?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 43 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Franklin old or new?
The median home in Franklin was built in 1994 — newer than the Indianapolis median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 80% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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