Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median home value$183,100
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$981/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Cincinnati 27%
Franklin
Warren County11,712 residentsFranklin City
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
34th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
51
Cincinnati median 59
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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 Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 53/100
C−
Within-state proficiency56th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.9
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate91%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index83
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.28%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute23.1 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Restaurants & cafés35
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks33
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median household income$58,587
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment4.6%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations26%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Franklin on housing & affordability
Franklin's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Montgomery21 mi from FranklinA− 73 B Mason13 mi from FranklinB+ 69 B− Springboro3 mi from FranklinB 66 C+ Monroe8 mi from FranklinB− 64 C+ Blue Ash22 mi from FranklinB− 73 B Loveland20 mi from FranklinC+ 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Franklin
Is Franklin, OH a good place to live?
Franklin scores 51 out of 100, 34th of 39 Cincinnati 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 $183,100, 29% below the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.28%. $981/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Franklin?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Franklin sit at the 56th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 20.9 student–teacher ratio. Franklin is served by Franklin City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Franklin?
The mean commute is 23.1 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.6% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Franklin?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 35 restaurants and cafés and 33 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Franklin old or new?
The median home in Franklin was built in 1967 — older than the Cincinnati median of 1976. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 78% 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.