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Franklin

Williamson County87,133 residents3 school districts
76
B
Suburbgrade score

1st of 20 Nashville suburbs. Strong on schools and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.

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Intersection of 4th Avenue and Main Street in Franklin, TennesseeIchabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
What living here is actually like
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What Franklin is like to live in, by category

Bars show Franklin against Nashville. Weights are published in full.

Housing & affordability

18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median home value$705,400
Nashville $409,600
Median rent$1,923/mo
Nashville $1,528/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Nashville 31%

Schools

18% of the score · 93/100
A+
Within-state proficiency97th pct
Nashville median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio—
Graduation rate97%
Nashville median 95%

Cost of living

14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index132
Nashville 100
Eff. tax rate0.39%
Nashville 0.47%
Local sales tax9.61%
Nashville median 9.61%
Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24 · ACS 2020–24 · Tax Foundation state average, January 1, 2026Full page →

Commute & transport

14% of the score · 77/100
B
Mean commute23.9 min
Nashville 27.8 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Nashville 57%
Transit stops / sq mi6.8
Nashville median 0.0 · within 2 miles

Amenities

12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés106
Nashville median 19 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Nashville median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks27
Nashville median 13 · within 2 miles

Employment & income

12% of the score · 77/100
B
Median household income$119,528
Nashville $85,447
Unemployment2.2%
Nashville 3.7%
Professional occupations58%
Nashville 46%

Residents

12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Franklin on housing & affordability

Franklin's weakest grade is C+. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Brentwood7 mi from FranklinA+$1.03M90% 69 B− Nolensville11 mi from FranklinA−$778k94% 68 B−
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

Common questions about living in Franklin

Is Franklin, TN a good place to live?

Franklin scores 76 out of 100, 1st of 20 Nashville suburbs. It is strongest on schools 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 $705,400, 72% above the Nashville median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.39%. $1,923/mo is the median gross rent.

How good are the schools in Franklin?

Schools grade A+. The districts serving Franklin sit at the 97th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a — student–teacher ratio. Franklin is served by Williamson County, Williamson County School District In Franklin and Franklin Ssd. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.

How long is the commute from Franklin?

The mean commute is 23.9 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 30% working from home. Transit density is 6.8 stops per square mile.

Can you walk anywhere in Franklin?

Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 106 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades B− on amenities.

Are the homes in Franklin old or new?

The median home in Franklin was built in 2002 — newer than the Nashville median of 1994. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 66% of homes are houses rather than flats.

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